What is an electrician's daily job?

How many electricians die each year from electric shock on the job?

• Answer:

  Surprise! There is data available on this one. 1019 deaths occurred in the construction field between the years 1992 and 1998. Most were due to unexpected contact with electrical current because lock out / tag out procedures were not implemented. Believe it or not, it is pretty hard for a healthy person to die from household currents. The levels are somewhat painful, but death is not the normal outcome with even basic precautions. House hold current in the is 20 amps. It takes a minimum of 0.2 amps to Kill the avrage person. Also, electricity travles at nerly the speed of light and a cirrcuit breaker can not trip that fast. There is a good chance that you will get electrocuted from the amprage off of the 1200volt transformer that feeds your house. Each year about 3,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with electricity. Almost 10,000 fires result from damaged or overloaded cords and plugs each year.