{"id":214,"date":"2014-02-11T13:28:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/electrocution-remains-a-workplace-safety-hazard\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:18","slug":"electrocution-remains-a-workplace-safety-hazard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/electrocution-remains-a-workplace-safety-hazard\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrocution Remains A Workplace Safety Hazard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/legal-articles\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Legal Articles<\/a> | February 11, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Electrocutions can happen both at work and at home due to defective products, lack of safety precautions and power company negligence. The Electrical Safety Foundation International, or ESFI, reports more than 30,000 electricity-related injuries on the job in the past 10 years. Some of these may have occurred in Illinois. It is important that victims of negligence or inadequate safety precautions, or families of victims, contact a <a href=\"\/chicago-personal-injury-attorney\/\">Chicago personal injury lawyer<\/a> experienced in dealing with such cases.<\/p>\n<h3>Coming Into Contact With Live Wires While Working Is a Common Problem<\/h3>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/electrocution-remains-a-workplace-safety-hazard\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Electrocution Remains A Workplace Safety Hazard\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Articles | February 11, 2014 Electrocutions can happen both at work and at home due to defective products, lack of safety precautions and power company negligence. The Electrical Safety Foundation International, or ESFI, reports more than 30,000 electricity-related injuries on the job in the past 10 years. 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