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How Many Types Of Disability For Injured Electricians?

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An electrician risks his own life to a large extent while doing his regular job. Even the voltage of electricity used at home has the power to kill anyone because of the property of electrocution. Let’s say for example if someone is trying to change a lamp but forgot to unplug it; he could possibly end up dying if he comes in contact with the energized or lives part of the socket. The electricians have to be always alert as the most negligible of mistakes can kill them.

Researches have shown that though taking all kind of safety measures; accidents do occur; which is why IBEW Local 110 helps the electrician suffering from any type of injury while doing his work and provides compensation unless the person is fit enough to get back to work.

Amongst the variety of injuries, the electricians are prone to, here are a few notable ones which can be life-threatening.

1. Electricity tends to pass through the human body since it is very conductive, even more than the earth (ground). So, the worker’s body can quickly become a part of the electrical circuit while working, if he is unattentive.

It will result in direct human contact with the energized body. The in-build current in the body between the brain and the muscles will immediately get compromised, leading to severe cardiac arrest, muscle spasm and disrupted breathing. If the person is not rescued and given medical attention at the earliest, he will perhaps die.

2. Members of IBEW Local 110 are subjected to the risk of electricity arcs. The arcs can jump from a circuit part or overhead power lines and pass through the human body just to make its way to the ground. The most likely result of this phenomenon is death while in a few cases, partial hemorrhage or disability of organs can be noticed.

3. Another common workplace injury the members suffer from is thermal burns. It is caused due to the heat that is being created by the electric arc. It can also be a result of already burning material from ignition or current.

Burns are generally of two types. If the worker has suffered from a contact burn, it will be leaving a very small or negligible amount of burning scar on the outside skin but will be damaging a large amount of the internal tissues.

The most dangerous is the entire body burn that a person may suffer if the body or any part of it catches fire or high-voltage current pass through it. It takes a long time to heal since both the skin and the internal muscles, tissues and organs are severely injured.

Treatments of burns are extremely costly since it requires specialized and intense care and expensive drugs/medications. It is always advisable to consult a workplace injury attorney who will be filing a case of compensation abiding by the regulations and will be able to get you the claim you deserve.

4. The electricians have a chance of injuring their eyesight from the harmful ultraviolet or infrared lights that are being emitted from the electric arc flash. It may cause partial or full loss of vision, ultimately leading to blindness.

Since the blast of the arc includes potential noise and flash along with smoke, it will mostly injure the lungs, leave with an impaired hearing system and notable physical injuries both internal or external part of the body.

5. Almost all the time, the electricians need to work with hights. They are always on the ladder or on dangerous platforms. A slip of the toe and the person lands upon the ground with a broken arm or legs or maybe the muscles with severe injury on the cord or other organs.

While slips and fall are very common in this profession and not always dangerous, the extreme injury cases will lead to the worker getting compensation. IBEW Local 110 takes care of such situations and helps all its union members to get what they deserve and also ensures a safe and secure workplace as a whole.

6. Apart from all the injury mentioned above, the worker can also suffer from cuts and bruises while working with sharp objects and machine parts to fix electric wires and lines. They may not be deep cuts and often heals with ordinary ointments; some cut may lead to infections and requires serious medical attention.

The bottom line is no wonder what type of injury the electrician suffers from, nothing should be neglected, and one should take immediate measures to heal the wound at the earliest.

Any injury at the workplace encountered by the worker calls for consulting a workplace injury attorney. He will be looking after the claim and demands to deal with the company’s authority while you may take rest to get back to a healthy life.


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