Electrical Burn Injury Attorney

Electrical Burn Injury

An electrical burn occurs when electricity jumps from a wire, outlet, or appliance and passes through the body. The exposure to the electrical current results in burns to the skin and can cause significant internal damage, including arrhythmia and cardiac arrest.

However the internal injuries don’t always present immediate symptoms. You may think that the visible electrical burns, most likely on your hands, are the only damage, but they are just the entry and exit points of the electrical current.

Sometimes a fairly mild electric shock can cause a more serious secondary incident like a bad fall that in turn could lead to a brain or spinal cord injury. Seizures, brain hemorrhages, memory loss, personality changes, even insomnia can result from electrocution.   Always get properly checked out by a medical professional after suffering an electrical burn.

Electrical Burn Injury Attorney

Matt Cunningham is Arizona’s top burn injury attorney and has handled numerous electrical burn injury cases and has developed expertise in this area.  In one of his cases, Matt settled a case for a 26-year-old husband and wife in Phoenix who suffered burn injuries in their home as a result of a defective stereo amplifier.  After formal mediation, the case was settled for $600,000.

In a terrible incident in Tucson, Arizona, Cunningham Law handled a wrongful death case for a family who lost their 8 year old son. He was playing at a city baseball park when he was electrocuted as a result of an exposed cable within a buried electrical box.  The damages will never make up for their loss, but we settled with the City of Tucson for $1,750,000.00, while the terms of the settlement with a defendant contractor are confidential. Contact the Cunningham Law Firm regarding your electrical burn injuries.

Matt and our electrical burn case team work on a contingency fee basis; if we don’t win your case, you don’t owe us any fees.  We handle electrical cases throughout the metro Phoenix area and across all of Arizona including Maricopa County, Yuma County, Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, Casa Grande, Tucson, Flagstaff, Prescott, Peoria and Yuma.

Electrical Burn Injury Statistics

Electrical failures or malfunctions were the second leading cause of U.S. home fires in 2012-2016 (behind fires caused by unattended equipment), accounting for 13% of home structure fires.

  • Fires involving electrical failures or malfunctions accounted for the highest share of civilian deaths (18%) and direct property damage (20%).
  • Nearly two of five fires (39%) involving electrical failure or malfunction occurred in the cold weather months from November through February.
  • Arcing was the heat source in approximately three of five home fires involving an electrical failure or malfunction.

Electrical distribution and lighting equipment was the third leading form of equipment involved in fires in U.S. homes in 2012-2016, accounting for 10% of fires (behind cooking equipment and heating equipment).

  • Non-confined home fires involving electrical distribution and lighting equipment most often originated in a bedroom (17% of total), attic or ceiling (12%), or a wall assembly or concealed space (9%).
  • Approximately one-quarter (24%) of these fires occurred between midnight and 8 a.m., but these fires accounted for 60% of deaths.

Reference: NFPA