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Electric Shock Drowning
 

 

Topic - Safety
Subject - Electric Shock Drowning

September 11, 2007
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Electric Shock Drowning

 

ImageYachts moored in a marina and connected to shore power present a unique electrical safety hazard which may be as lethal as the proverbial “hair dryer in-the-bathtub.” This review will explore the implications of this and what we have learned from investigating many in the water electrical accidents, a number of which have involved fatalities. The respected IAEI mentor Eustace Soares would have been intrigued by this unique lesson in the importance of grounding and bonding.

 

Click here to read the rest of this article by James D. Shafer, AMS.

 

Used by permission of IAEI News.

 

 
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  • This reminds me again about a friend in High School on the swim team who was swimming near a marina on Lake Washington years ago & was killed when climbing back onto the dock & was reported to have grabbed a light pole to pull himself up with & fell back and drowned - could not be brought back some short time later. Full GFIC over water for anything need to be explored more. Stay safe everyone - Please!

    Tall Bill
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