{"id":4573,"date":"2017-04-03T11:37:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T15:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aquaoperators.com\/?p=4573"},"modified":"2021-04-08T08:05:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T12:05:43","slug":"electrocution-electrical-in-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aquaoperators.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/03\/electrocution-electrical-in-pools\/","title":{"rendered":"ELECTROCUTION & ELECTRICAL IN POOLS"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the weather warms up, people are cleaning out pools and venturing back into the family hot tub. When it comes to safety, drowning is usually the first danger that always comes to mind. But a recent tragic story brings warning of an often hidden but just as deadly danger: Electrocution & Electrical in pools.<\/p>\n

Jim Tramel, who was reportedly vacationing with his family in their Palm Springs, Florida home, was electrocuted when he jumped into the pool to save his daughter after he noticed her struggling. Both the father and daughter had to be pulled from the pool, according to a recent article in People, \u201cCalifornia Man Is Electrocuted After Jumping in to Save Daughter from Swimming Pool with Faulty Wiring.\u201d When paramedics arrived, the father and daughter were both being administered CPR, but Mr. Tramel was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s speculated that a pool light, and in particular, faulty wiring in the pool\u2019s light is to blame for the tragic death. Mr Tramel\u2019s daughter remains in critical condition. In addition, a 6-year-old boy, an 8-year-old girl and a 45-year-old woman were all treated for related Electrocution & Electrical in pools shock injuries from the same pool and released from the hospital, according to published reports.<\/p>\n

2 in Critical Condition After Electrically Shocked in Swimming Pools …<\/a><\/h3>\n

Throughout the U.S., there have been 14 deaths related to Electrocution & Electrical in pools from 2003 to 2014, according to the latest statistics available from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Hot tubs and spas may present the same electrical hazards as swimming pools.<\/p>\n

Today, our electrical injury attorneys would like to review pool safety to help prevent further tragedies.<\/p>\n

HOW TO DO POOLS POSE A RISK OF\u00a0ELECTROCUATION & ELECTRICAL INJURIES<\/h2>\n

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)<\/a> is most concerned about the following electrical hazards in pools, hot tubs and even spas:<\/p>\n