title: Electrocution by arcing: a nonfatal case study.
abstract: Accidental electrocution during working activities account for a considerable amount of morbidity and mortality. Workers often misjudge the danger of electric wires or high-tension power cables, thereby exposing themselves to electrocution hazard. This article describes a nonfatal case of injuries by arcing from high-tension power-line cables involving a young farmer who was thrashing an olive tree by means of aluminum ladder. The circumstances surrounding the manner of electrocution and the features of electric injuries are presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Public Medicine, University of Bari, Italy. bisola@tin.it
authors.forename: Biagio
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Solarino
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Vella
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology