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Tree Trimmer Electrocuted Trimming Trees

www.naplesnews.com, July 8, 2009

A resident of Cape Coral, Florida was electrocuted when a branch he was cutting off a tree fell and struck a power line.  Read the Full Story.

Sunshine State Black Out

NYPost, February 27, 2007

Equipment failure and fire in Miami substation leaves three million people in the dark.  The Sunshine State had the nation's highest average of stray voltage episodes surging in June.  Read the Full Story.  

Basketball Player Dies In Park

www.nbc-2.com, Februrary 14, 2005

A young man playing basketball was electrocuted when he moved between a fence and lampost as the lights turned on in Clemente Park.  Read the Full Story.

Electrified Puddle Zaps Two Men

www.floridasupremecourt.org, December 10, 2000

Edgard Inciarte and Miguel Callejas died when they stepped into an electrified puddle surrounding a street light.  Read the Court Brief.

12 Year Old Dies Hiding From Rain In Bus Stop

www.justnews.com, October 12, 1998

Young Jorge Cabrera stepped into a lighted bus stop to avoid the rain and was electrocuted. His body was found the next morning.  Read the Court Memoradum.

Child Electrocuted Touching Lamppost

www.leesfield.com, October 2, 1981

Jimmy Dietrichson touched a lamppost while walking south on Dade Expressway and died from electrocution.  Read the Petition Article.