Augusta Electrical Burn Lawyers

What Are Electrical Burns?

 Electrical burns happen when currents come into contact with your body and travel through it, either via the surrounding air or through a device that is conductive. It is a serious situation.

When you are in direct contact with an electrical current, you are being exposed to that moving energy, which can cause a serious electrical burn and is something that needs to be tended to right away. Electrical burns are the result of the exposure to the heat and energy that the electrical current puts into the body. As you likely now know, this can cause a myriad of issues.

Exposure to electrical currents can not only cause serious burns in victims but can also cause cardiac or respiratory arrest as well as organ failure, in some cases. This is something that victims need to address in a place like the Augusta University Medical Center in their trauma unit.

When you’ve been seriously hurt in an incident involving an electrical burn and it is at the hands of someone else that you were harmed, you may be entitled to receive compensation for your damages. You deserve relief for your lost wages if you had to miss work, for the medical costs of your treatment, and for the pain and suffering you have had to endure.

Please call our Augusta electrical burn lawyers today to find out what you may be entitled to during your free first consultation.

Types of Injuries from Electrical Burns

The United States Department of Labor did a study which says that people who get an electrical burn injury are more likely to suffer it on their hands rather than anywhere else on the body. That is likely due to the fact that when you work with live wires for instance, it’s a hands-on job. Workers who are often working with electrical currents are most likely to be putting their hands closer to the live current than any other body part.

There are so many different ways this may happen to someone and when these accidents happen, the electrical shock they experience can be severe. Electrical burns affect more than the skin. There are many ways someone can be impacted by the exposure to electrical currents deeper in the body than the skin.

Here are some common injuries that people have suffered due to exposure to electrical currents:

• Nerve damage
• Damage to tissue
• Cardiac arrest
• Coma
• Needing to be on a ventilator
• Internal bleeding
• Brain death
• Spasms and twitches
• Muscle wasting

Sometimes you may not realize that your injuries are internal if you suffered an electrical burn. You may go some time thinking that the burn to your skin is your biggest battle. That may turn out not to be the case. If certain injuries go untreated, they will likely worsen and, in the worst of cases, can cause death. We urge you to seek care right away. You can go to the Trauma Center in August University Medical Center.

Our Augusta electrical burn lawyers want to hear from you right away. In Georgia, the statute of limitations is two years from the date of your accident, so we urge you to reach out right away to get the help that you need. Call us right away to set up a free, initial consultation.

How Electrical Burns Happen

Anyone can receive an electrical burn if there is live electricity present where people are. This happens most commonly in workplaces where electricians are working with live wires. This can happen in your home, too, however.

When you are using appliances that plug into outlets, you need to know if they are turned on so as to avoid an electrical burn when you are utilizing it or making contact with it. If, for instance, you have your coffee machine on your countertop by your sink and the device gets soaking wet from the sink overflowing then you can suffer serious electrical burns, shock, and potentially injuries that can lead to death.

In the home, the place where people are most likely to come in contact with an appliance that is a safety hazard due to a wet environment or wet hands is within the bathroom. You will notice that in most homes up to fire code there are no outlets near the bathtub or shower. That is to avoid use of appliances near water due to the risk of electrical burn or shock.

You should never use things such as laptops or a phone plugged into its charger when you are in the bathtub or even shower. You should not touch your hair dryer if you are in water. Even things that are connected to batteries can create enough energy to shock you when wet. So, avoid all these things when you are in water or wet.

Outside of the home be aware of live wires such as power lines that have fallen. You should always avoid them and any water surrounding that area, as you could suffer serious injury.

Should I Hire a Lawyer?

If you or someone that you love is suffering due to someone else’s carelessness or negligence after receiving an electrical burn, then we encourage you to reach out to our Augusta burn injury lawyers as soon as you can. We want to help you determine if you have a claim and then pursue it with ferocity.

Electrical burns treatments can be extremely expensive and cost you a lot financially, physically and mentally. You might experience a lot of pain and suffering along with your burn injury. You also might have to miss time at work, meaning you miss out on wages that you need to keep yourself and your family supported. Along with that, treatments for electrical burns can get costly. These are things that are nearly inevitable when you experience electrical burns and that require that you get some justice.

Our Augusta electrical burn lawyers have represented many people and brought them justice for the damages that they have had to suffer through. We have many years’ experience handling cases like yours successfully and we want to bring you that same success. We will utilize our resources to get you the best results possible.

We see you as more than a case file. You are someone who has been wronged and needs justice. We can bring you justice if we take on your claim and fight tirelessly for your rights. We don’t back down in the face of an obstacle and we are prepared for anything. We prepare for your claim to go to trial even though most cases settle before then.

Lastly, we work on a contingency fee, meaning you don’t pay us a penny unless we win your claim.

Call Our Augusta Electrical Burn Lawyers Today

 If yo have suffered serious injury from an electrical burn at the hands of someone else who was acting negligently or carelessly, please get in contact with our Augusta electrical burn lawyers right away. We want to stand by your side and fight for your justice.

We utilize our resources to ensure that you get the best chance possible of a successful claim. You are not just a case number to us. You are someone who is hurting and needs help to get justice fully and fairly. We don’t like to let wrongdoers get away with injustice. We want to fight to show them that what they did is wrong and should never happen again. If you are looking for competent and caring representation please call us today.