DateLocationStateNameAgeCause of Death
7/18/1895HartfordCTKate Valentine16electrocuted when she touched a live wire while walking through a vacant lot
6/15/1896PottstownPAJohn Yoder16electrocuted when he touched an electric wire while climbing on a bridge
10/20/1900Salt Lake CityUTJohn McKee15electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a light pole
12/8/1900UticaNYboy15electrocuted when he touched a downed electrical wire
5/25/1901FresnoCAHenry Spencer13electrocuted when he climbed an electric pole
3/18/1902San JoseCAGeorge O'Brien17electrocuted when he touched an electric trolley cable
7/8/1902AnokaMNJohn Salmon14electrocuted when he touched a downed electrical wire
10/2/1902New YorkNY2 boyselectrocuted when they touched a live wire while climbing a pole to retrieve a hat
4/18/1903RosebergOREarl Fletcher16electrocuted when he touched a live wire inside the Roseberg Lighting & Water Companys
7/12/1903Del NorteCOGeorge Burrows12electrocuted when he touched a chain supporting an electric street light
9/2/1903Windy GhoulPAOwen Bowen15electrocuted when he touched a downed electrical wire
11/2/1903PocatelloIDRoy Laughrin15electrocuted when he touched a live wire at a sub-station
6/3/1904CrawfordsvilleINEarl Conkright12electrocuted when he touched a live trolley wire
8/25/1904PittsburghPALawrence Callahan17electrocuted when he touched a live wire while standing on a ladder
2/1/1905San DiegoCAKarl Bevington17electrocuted when he touched an iron arm which suspended an electric light
4/8/1905SunnyvaleCACharley Price14electrocuted when he touched an electric wire while climbing a tree
10/7/1905UnionportNYSamuel Howard14electrocuted when he touched a live wire at Sacred Heart Academy
3/10/1906AtlantaGAEmory Wilson15electrocuted when he touched an electric wire while climbing a tree
6/29/1906EurekaCAElva Smith15electrocuted when she touched a live wire while taking a bath
8/13/1906CincinnatiOHEmerson Montjar16electrocuted when the copper wire he attached to a kite came in contact with a trolley wire/his mother was also killed
11/7/1906Los AngelesCAForest Flannery11electrocuted when he touched the end of a telephone wire that came in contact with an electroci wire
2/11/1907San JoseCA2 boyselectrocuted when they touched trolley wires
5/9/1907Cripple CreekCOGeorge Dilley8electrocuted when he dragged a piece of wire on an electric railroad track
6/4/1907ChampaignILGrace Dillon17electrocuted when she touched a light fixture and heat register at the same time
8/5/1907HobokenNJboy12electrocuted when he touched a live wire on a trolley track
8/6/1907LodiCAMillard Tackett11electrocuted when he touched a live wire inside a building while on a walk
8/26/1907BrattelboroVTGeorge Wetherbeeelectrocuted when he touched a power line while on a bridge
9/12/1907BuffaloNY2 boyselectrocuted when they touched a power line while climbing a steel yower
9/16/1907MinneapolisMNJoseph Blichfeldt16electrocuted when he grabbed a live wire mistaken for a tree branch
4/17/1908West DuluthMNRobert Johnson17electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a power line tower
8/19/1908BataviaILbrother & sisterelectrocuted when they touched a downed electric wire
9/30/1908Santa MonicaCAJacob Richmond12electrocuted when he tied a rock to a long wire and tossed it over an electric cable
10/2/1908ColumbusOH3 boyselectrocuted when they touched an iron fence around the Mound Street School, that had become charged by a downed wire
10/22/1908MantecaCAE. Gamlin18electrocuted when he touched an electric cable while trying to carve his initials on an electric tower
2/1/1909TempeAZHarry Williams11electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a power line tower
2/16/1909LebanonPADavid Hurr10electrocuted when a wire he was carrying touched a trolley track
5/7/1909GalesburgILRay Quimby16electrocuted when a telephone wire in one of his hands got crossed with an electric wire
5/27/1909AlamedaCAWilliam Welch18electrocuted when he tried connecting 2 wires in a high school chemistry room
7/23/1909TacomaWAStanley Klovberg16electrocuted when his kite came in contact with a high-tension wire
8/3/1909LeominsterMAArthur Solomon16electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a power company tower
10/18/1909SausalitoCARobert Peake16electrocuted when he tried to move a downed wire while delivering newspapers
2/23/1910San FranciscoCASidney Larsen10electrocuted while untangling his kite from a power line
4/27/1910ButteMT2 boyselectrocuted when they started swinging on a baling wire that was tossed over a power line
1/2/1911PortlandMEThomas Healey13electrocuted when he touched a telephone wire which came in contact with an electric wire
6/14/1911Walla WallaWAWilliam Warren14electrocuted when he touched a live wire while working on a lawn
10/17/1911WashingtonPAEdwin Brownlee14electrocuted when he touched a chain hanging from an electric light pole
12/16/1911FredericksburgVAWillie Rhodes16electrocuted when he turned on the film projector at the Dreamland Theater
6/19/1912BrentwoodNYSammis Lolles10electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a steel tower
6/27/1912FairmountINVerlie Hill12electrocuted when he grabbed a live wire
7/12/1912WinthropMAFlorence Scully12electrocuted when she touched a trolley wire
10/6/1912Wilkes-BarrePAJames Hopkins6electrocuted when he put a stick into a fire alarm box
7/25/1913TampaFLJoe Lawrence12electrocuted when he touched a downed electrical wire
8/25/1913CantonILJames Phillips11electrocuted when he grabbed a live wire in a vacant lots
9/8/1913ClintonMAMichael Joyce17electrocuted when his kite came in contact with a high-tension wire
4/30/1915Daly CityCA2 boyselectrocuted when a live wire came in contact with a fence they were climbing
7/19/1915AugustaMERobert Boyd13electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tower
9/3/1915SuperiorWIGeorge Kelly11electrocuted while trying to free a kite from a power line
5/14/1916LouisvilleKYRaymond Mitchell13electrocuted when he accidentally touched a light socket while playing catch
6/20/1916BoiseIDC.A. Sargeant12electrocuted when he fell from a fire escape onto electrical wires
7/26/1916RichmondMNGrace Grimel6electrocuted when she touched a barbed wire fence that became electrically-charged
2/27/1917PittsburghPALoretta Planitzer16electrocuted when she touched a live wire in her back yard
3/26/1917BeaumontTXGus Herbert12electrocuted when he touched a live wire while watching a baseball game from the top of a light pole
11/1/1918JanesvilleWIArnold Linde13electrocuted when he threw a wire over a power cable
7/27/1919WheelingWVGeorge Phillips9electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tower
8/12/1919PittsburghPATimothy McCloskey14electrocuted when he a live wire while climbing a roof to retrieve a ball
8/29/1919MagnaUTDavid Peterson11electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a power company tower
1/21/1921Dell RapidsSDHarvey Crom14electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a bridge
6/10/1921New YorkNYJohn Sherman8electrocuted when he put his finger in a socket at a subway exit
7/13/1921BrooklynNYJoseph Barbato11electrocuted when he touched the third rail on an elevated track
8/30/1921City IslandNYBeatrice Schwartzler17electrocuted when she tried putting a light bulb into a socket while wearing a wet bathing suit
9/16/1921KalamazooMIRobert Fox Jrelectrocuted when he touched a light while in the bathtub
10/11/1921MorrisvillePAGeorge Hofmeister12electrocuted when he tied a bottle to a long copper wire and tossed it over a high-tension wire
7/19/1922BartonvilleILLaVerne Pierce14electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a steel tower
7/23/1922NormanOKHazel Chilles13electrocuted when she touched water pipes that were connected to live wires leading to a vent, while taking a bath
8/7/1922SpringvilleUTVera Thorne13electrocuted when she tried to take a light bulb out of a lamp
10/2/1922ChicagoILRoger Latta14electrocuted while trying to set up a radio
10/21/1922SwampscottMARichard Gerbach12electrocuted when he tried to set up a wireless radio
11/1/1922HomerILVirgil Wilson17electrocuted when he touched an electrci wire
2/6/1923BirminghamALHerbert McClain10electrocuted when he roller skated against a downed power line
5/28/1923MemphisMIHarvey Stribner16electrocuted when he climbed a power line
6/4/1923MissoulaMTMaurice Brockway18electrocuted when he touched a live wire while crossing a bridge
8/10/1923HarlemNYboy11electrocuted when he touched a power line while retrieving his kite
4/6/1924BuffaloNYboy17electrocuted when the steel wire on his kite touched a power line
4/25/1924White BluffsWAboy, 18-months1.5electrocuted when he touched an electric heater
6/27/1924DoylestownPAAndrew Lojeski14electrocuted while crawling through a barbed wire fence that became electrically-charged by a power wire
8/29/1924ChicagoILRobert Burns8electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a light pole
9/10/1924GenevaILJames Goble7electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tower
4/10/1925PuenteCAJunior Davis17electrocuted when his kite contacted a power line
2/5/1926VancouverWAJames Greenwood7electrocuted when he came in contact with an antenna wire which was touching a power line
3/27/1926MilwaukeeWIMargaret Prevot18electrocuted when she touched a curling iron while taking a bath
8/25/1926MiddletownCTJoseph Roccapriore9electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a power pole
10/29/1926StoughtonMAHarold LaShade14electrocuted while tightrope walking on power lines
6/21/1927HawkeyePADonald Spicer15electrocuted when a radio antenna came in contact with a high-voltage line
8/1/1927BoulderCOLouis Webb Jr16electrocuted when his head touched an electric wire in a mine
3/2/1928SpokaneWAKenneth Brooks16electrocuted in an electric chair that he designed in his bedroom
5/21/1928OaklandCAWilliam Richardson17electrocuted during a KFWM radio broadcast when he touched part of the equipment, causing a short circuit
5/23/1928Clara CityMNMervin Boyett15electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a power pole
6/8/1928YakimaWAOliver Wooten6electrocuted when he touched an electric dog pen
7/21/1928SpokaneWAHoward Gothmann5electrocuted whe he touched a downed wire in back yard
8/17/1928BerlinNHHenry Collins13electrocuted when he climbed a bridge near electric wires while wearing a wet bathing suit
12/25/1928WashingtonDCRichard Kenney18electrocuted when he touched an electric heater while taking a bath
2/18/1929El PasoTXGladys Carbine12electrocuted when an electric light fell into the bathtub while she bathed
7/6/1929ClevelandOHStephen Kusko16electrocuted when he touched a power line while standing on a box car
7/11/1929Kansas CityKSKenneth Brown6electrocuted when playmates played a prank on him by telling him to touch window bars that had been electrically- charged
9/23/1930CowpensSCErnest Lane8electrocuted when he touched a power line while playing on a sheet iron roof
4/28/1931MilwaukeeWIHarry Kosalos15electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a power pole
7/9/1931New YorkNYWalter Cerkrenik3electrocuted when he pulled a lamp plug from an outlet
8/28/1931ClintonMAFrank Polvarcyk14electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tower
8/29/1931ChicagoILLorraine Baer5electrocuted when she touched a faulty vacuum cleaner cord while touching a radiator
2/13/1932PittsburghPAJoseph Schroeffel11electrocuted while swinging on a wire hanging from a flag pole, which came in contact with a power line
3/9/1932StamfordCTNancy King2electrocuted when she touched an electric wire while taking a bath
6/28/1932BruinPAHarold Saylor Jr8electrocuted when he touched an electrical wire on the fire escape at Bruin High School, while wearing a wet swim suit
6/29/1932Donegal SpringsPADonald Hershey9electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
7/17/1932LansdalePARichard Hartenstine12electrocuted when he fell from a ladder on a crane on top of a power line
8/11/1932RochesterNHTherese Girouxelectrocuted when she touched a lamp and a radiator at the same time
8/15/1932Rapid CitySDRobert Morris14electrocuted when his fishing pole touched a power line
6/5/1933Welsh RunPAGeraldine Etter14electrocuted when she touched a live wire that had fallen on her father's car
6/8/1933ChicagoILEthel Vondracek3electrocuted when she touched a water faucet which was in contact with an exposed wire
6/10/1933MilwaukeeWIJean Jaklich, 13-months1.1electrocuted when she touched a floor lamp and radiator at the same time
7/11/1933Palm BeachFLCharles Sharon12electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a pole at a power plant
9/1/1933AlmaWIAmbrose Capps10electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a power pole
9/16/1933GaryINAlbert Staten16electrocuted when he touched a feeder line while walking near a streetcar line
3/4/1934BrittonOK2 boyselectrocuted when the copper string on their kite touched a power line
3/20/1934SpokaneWAJohn Kedziora11electrocuted when his kite got caught in a power line
6/7/1934ColumbusNE2 sisterselectrocuted by a washing machine
6/23/1934New YorkNYBarbara Anderson3electrocuted when she plugged a toy iron with an uninsulated plug into an outlet
8/5/1934NashvilleTNRobert Suter6electrocuted when he plugged in a vacuum cleaner for his mother
8/7/1934MedfordMAPaul Buck, 14-monthselectrocuted when he touched a radiator and floor lamp while wearing wet clothing
8/24/1934Steamboat SpringsCOJames Pizor15electrocuted when he threw a wire onto a power line
10/6/1934MenomonieWIDoris Simmons10electrocuted when she touched a downed live wire
11/29/1934EastportMERalph Avery Jr10electrocuted when he climbed a light pole
7/5/1935ChicagoILLeslie Anderson2electrocuted when he touched an uninsolated wire connected to a radio
9/14/1935SacramentoCAPatricia O'Hare8electrocuted when she touched an electric wire placed around a pool as a cat trap
10/16/1935MadisonILCharles Henson11electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a transformer
10/21/1935NewtonMAFrancis Rohmer Jr17electrocuted when he perspired on a heating pad
10/23/1935WareMAJoseph Urban12electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a light pole at St. Mary's School
2/26/1936MorrisonILWillis Crunp15electrocuted when he touched a heater while standing in a bath tub
7/8/1936SpokaneWARichard O'Leary5electrocuted when he touched a lamp cord that contacted a radiator
7/28/1936FarmingtonUTLavona Elliott5electrocuted when a swing touched a power line
8/24/1936PittsburghPAWilliam Piatkowski11electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a power pole
12/19/1936SwissvalePAJimmie Reynolds2electrocuted when he touched a radio wire and an electric lamp wire
2/14/1937Highland ParkILGeorge Mandel13electrocuted when when a wire from his hair dryer fell into the bathtub
2/22/1937DaytonOHCharles Hughes6electrocuted when his kite got caught in a power line
5/3/1937ArlingtonMNEdward Gorr15electrocuted while he was untangling a kite from a power line
5/28/1937JoplinMORichard Johnson8electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a power pole
8/12/1937RidgwayPAHoward Nelson17electrocuted when perspiration shorted an electrical cord
8/31/1937MidlandMIGeorge Timmins Jr12electrocuted during the flag-raising ceremony at Barnes School, when the flag pole and chain came in contact with a power line
9/23/1937BrawleyCAAntonio Rodriguez7electrocuted when he touched a live wire from a radio antenna while standing on wet grass
9/26/1937LeesburgFLGeraldine Caldwell13electrocuted when she touched an electric wire while playing on a barn roof
2/4/1938MacclennyFLGracie Cobb9electrocuted when she touched an electric sign outside a movie theater
7/26/1938Berrien SpringsMIPerry Rider17electrocuted when he touched a high-voltage streetcar cable
10/29/1938St. LouisMORobert Smith, 18-months1.5electrocuted when he chewed on a plugged-in lamp cord
4/27/1939WaupacaWIByron Christian Jr14electrocuted when he touched a power line
10/17/1939Winter HavenFLJohn DuBose10electrocuted when his kite got caught in a power line
4/13/1940PhiladelphiaPAHarry Ireland12electrocuted when he touched high-voltage wires at a railroad track
7/13/1940ApopkaFLDonald Swearingen8electrocuted when he touched a downed electrical wire
4/9/1941PhiladelphiaPAKenneth Wilson11electrocuted when he touched a power line while standing on top of a train
5/12/1941WashingtonDCCharles Moorman7electrocuted when he touched an electric wire while standing on top of a freight car
7/3/1941LouisvilleKYEdward Ater, 13-months1.1electrocuted when he touched a wire on an electric fan
8/2/1941VinelandNJRobert Harmon12electrocuted by an electric fence
8/19/1941OswegoILLeo Talmadge17electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a power pole
2/5/1942ChicagoILMyra Donnelley12electrocuted when a radio fell into the bathtub while she was bathing
3/10/1942OdessaTX3 sisterselectrocuted when they pulled an extension cord loose while taking a bath
7/6/1942GorhamMEEugene Shaw8electrocuted when he plugged in an electrical cord in his basement while standing on a wet floor
7/14/1943Salt Lake CityUTJack Lucas17electrocuted when he touched a live wire on a loading device at work
7/27/1943BemidjiMNClayton Campbell2electrocuted when he touched a lamp while standing barefoot on a metal floor register
8/2/1943ClearwaterFLTheodore Boyd16electrocuted when he touched a live wire while standing on a wet dock
8/23/1943TaylorWIRichard Stevens2electrocuted when he touched a faulty electric light wire
9/27/1943PittsburghPAJames Maguire, 14-months1.2electrocuted when he touched a faulty electric cord
12/19/1943ChicagoILJoseph Urso9electrocuted when he touched a faulty bulb on a Christmass tree while also touching a steel radiator, while wearing wet clothes
2/5/1944Del Paso HeightsCABonnie Wehe9electrocuted when she touched a railroad track
5/24/1944IsinourMNHerbert Iverson14electrocuted during recess when he touched an electric line connected to Isinour School
5/26/1944LowellMAKenneth Elliott16electrocuted when he stepped on an electric feeder line to retrieve a baseball
7/10/1944ChicagoILHarry Kennedy Jr3electrocuted when he touched a floor lamp while climbing on a radiator
7/14/1944MarletteMIJohn Murray2electrocuted when he crawled through a homemade electric fence
8/14/1944Maple ShadeNJJosiah Stephenson1electrocuted when his metal toy soldier touched an electric floor outlet
8/18/1944SpokaneWABetty Mess14electrocuted when she touched a radio while taking a bath
8/21/1944WilmerdingPAFrancis Dilmore Jr1electrocuted when he touched a floor register that was charged by a lamp wire
10/2/1944Benton HarborMIJames Dasse7electrocuted when he touched a power line hanging over an abandoned railroad track
7/13/1945CentervillePAJohn Faunce5electrocuted when he touched an electric fence with wet feet
8/22/1945OgdenUTWilliam Dixon14electrocuted when he touched a live wire while standing on a guy wire
2/8/1946MilwaukeeWIGordon Davidson Jr3electrocuted when he plugged in an electric heater in the bathroom
3/7/1946IndianapolisINWalter Montgomery3electrocuted when he put a piece of wire into an electrical outlet
8/19/1946St. HelensORNeil Hollopeter12electrocuted when cable he touched in river
9/5/1946Cherry Grove BeachSCMary Nixon16electrocuted when she touched a high-voltage wire
2/19/1947MoorestownNJAudrey Shaw18electrocuted when she touched a lamp while taking a bath
3/27/1947GaryINJimmy Higgerson13electrocuted when he touched a defective street light pole
4/11/1947MilwaukeeWIDonald Heins9electrocuted when kite hit wire
5/15/1947PhoenixAZPauline Jerome2electrocuted while her brother gave her a bath, when a frayed electric wire contacted the water
5/19/1947St. PaulMNGerald Best14electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a transformer pole
8/21/1947Salt Lake CityUTgirl, 14-months1.2electrocuted when a radio fell into the bathtub while she was bathing
8/31/1947New BerlinILHoward Winkler15electrocuted when he touched a transformer while climbing a pole
9/9/1947WashingtonDCSharon Alpers2electrocuted when she pulled an electric fan into her bed
9/27/1947Menlo ParkCALorna Ausland1electrocuted when she put an electric wire in her mouth on her first birthday
12/13/1947ColumbusOHLinda Driscoll, 18-months1.5electrocuted when a floor lamp toppled onto her
1/1/1948CharlestonSCAnnette Rourk11electrocuted while she was getting coffee for her father
4/11/1948BinghamptonNY2 girlselectrocuted when a radio fell into the bathtub while they were bathing
4/23/1948YakimaWAGeorge Miller11electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a tree
5/24/1948HolbrookAZRial Allen16electrocuted when he climbed a power pole and touched a live wire
6/7/1948HarrisburgPAClyde Peters12electrocuted in swimming pool
7/22/1948DePereWIEileen Lewins7electrocuted when she touched a wire in her garage
8/4/1948GreensboroALArvie Norman8electrocuted when he touched an electric fan while standing on a wet floor
9/9/1948Shenango TowshipPAJanet Nelson3electrocuted when she touched a lamp
9/16/1948MiamiFLRobert Stickeler4electrocuted when he touched a defective electric cord while standing on wet grass
12/14/1948OaklynNJKathleen Keating3electrocuted when she touched a metal floor lamp while crawling over a heat register
4/15/1949ChicagoILRichard Reed14electrocuted when he touched a water faucet and microphone at the same time at Grace Evangelical Lutheran School
5/18/1949GloversvilleNYHarold Oaksford Jr3electrocuted when he put his mouth against the exposed socket of a lamp
6/30/1949KissimmeeFLBobby Thompason, 10-months0.8electrocuted when he put his finger into a light socket
7/17/1949ChicagoILMeredith Mannon, 7-months0.6electrocuted when she bit into a lamp cord while sitting a on a register
8/12/1949ChicagoILMartin Anderson8electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a light pole
9/4/1949MiddletownCTArthur Byland15electrocuted while climbing a high tension power tower
9/11/1949WaterlooIACraig Sigler, 7-months0.6electrocuted when a floor lamp short circuited
9/15/1949HoustonTXKent Haas3electrocuted when he touched an electric light cord his father was using to repair a car
9/19/1949DavenportIAJudy Carstensen, 14-months1.2electrocuted when she chewed an electrical cord
10/21/1949PhiladelphiaPAClaude Jessee13electrocuted when he jumped into a manhole and touched railroad wires
10/26/1949Port HuronMIDiana Campbell, 15-months1.3electrocuted when she touched an exposed wire on a power cable for a new stove
12/24/1949NewtonMAAlbert Kervorkian Jr6electrocuted when he put his finger into an open Christmas tree light socket while touching a register
1/27/1950CaryNCDorothy Neville15electrocuted when a cable on the American flag pole she was siiting next to broke and fell onto a power line
3/24/1950OrlandoFLIsabel Yorton6electrocuted while trying to save her puppy from a grounded power line
5/29/1950PhiladelphiaPAFrancis Ritch3electrocuted when he put his tongue into a light socket
6/7/1950Carolina BeachNCCarroll Leis14electrocuted when he touched a coin-operated target gun at an amusement arcade, while wearing a wet bathing suit
8/4/1950New BraunfelsTXMeta Cook13electrocuted when she touched a power cable near a swimming pool while rehearsing to perfom at the Miss Texas pageant
8/26/1950MinneapolisMNBonnie Jelede6electrocuted when she touched an electric fence
11/9/1950PhiladelphiaPAEssie Sanders5electrocuted when her hand got caught in a washing machine wringer and shoved her fingers into a socket
5/30/1951PaysonUTGlen Lance9electrocuted when he grabbed a power line while falling off a roof
7/7/1951LittlestownPABernard Crouse16electrocuted when the metal board he was helping to move touched a power line
8/4/1951Lake MinnetonkaMNEleanor Atwater17electrocuted when a sailboat mast hit a power line
8/15/1951Lake WorthFLJoseph Cason2electrocuted when he stuck his hand into a toaster while standing on a metal chair
9/13/1951Holston CreekSCJerry Neves, 20-months1.7electrocuted when the stroller he was sitting in came in contact with an electric fence
9/16/1951GlennvilleGADavid Chapman, 8-months0.7electrocuted when he grabbed an extension cord with a wet hand
9/23/1951Mt. LebanonPAAlan Kondas7electrocuted when he stepped into a bathtub while holding an electric heater
9/27/1951ClevelandOHAlan McCrary, 7-months0.6electrocuted when he put an electric cord in his mouth
10/8/1951ChicagoILGlenn Tietz10electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing down from a utility pole
1/13/1952PittsburghPALawrence Mann18electrocuted when he touched an open switch while washing windows
2/11/1952WilmingtonNCRichard Pugh Jr12electrocuted when his kite hit a power line
2/19/1952DouglasvilleGA2 brotherselectrocuted, along with their parents, when they touched a downed power line in their yard
4/1/1952MilwaukeeWITerry McDonough, 23-months1.9electrocuted when he touched a defective lamp cord
4/21/1952OakwoodOHDean Mattson15electrocuted while using a power drill
6/26/1952Arlington HeightsPADennis Duffy3electrocuted when he touched a defective lamp socket
7/12/1952BaltimoreMDAlfred Diggs13electrocuted when he touched a power line while standing on a train
7/14/1952SarverPAWoodrow Schwab3electrocuted when he grabbed a live wire attached to a pump while visiting a farm
7/23/1952PascagoulaMSSheldon Vernell7electrocuted when he tried moving a power line off the street
7/25/1952ColumbusGADavid Campbell, 6-months0.5electrocuted when he touched an exposed wire on a radio
8/12/1952HurricaneWVCharles Hill17electrocuted when a steel pipe he was holding touched a power line
8/13/1952FremontOHJohn Jurmalietas17electrocuted when radio fell into bathtub while he was bathing
9/3/1952Bowling GreenVAWaverly Miles Jr6electrocuted when he grabbed a hanging light fixture
3/9/1953Fort DodgeIAMary Canavan15electrocuted when she touched a record player while in the bathtub
4/10/1953ChicagoILHoward Silverman18electrocuted when he touched several rails of subway track while trying to retrieve a quarter
5/19/1953KingstonILRalph Duvel15electrocuted when he touched a downed wire
7/1/1953MinneapolisMNNancy Mattheisen4electrocuted when she toucheda floor lamp base and metal air duct at the same time
7/11/1953San BernardinoCADavid Hoffman3electrocuted when he touched a copper tube carrying water from a hose to a cooling plant
7/26/1953BeverlyMAJosephine Miranda, 11-months0.9electrocuted when a night light fell on her while she was sleeping
8/8/1953HialeahFLAllan Goodrich17electrocuted when he touched a power line in his back yard
8/12/1953BremertonWAWesley Durfey9electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
10/17/1953Salt Lake CityUTKent Mason13electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a utility pole
12/8/1953RochesterMNDebra Long, 18-months1.5electrocuted when she touched the back of a radio
12/18/1953ManchesterWADavid Endsley14electrocuted when an electric heater fell into the bathtub while he was bathing
1/6/1954AuburnMEGerard Belanger2electrocuted when he put an electrical cord in his mouth while holding another in his hand
5/3/1954BranfordFLLoretta Sapp, 15-months1.3electrocuted when she touched an electric wire while sitting in her high chair
5/30/1954TampaFLCharles Durden9electrocuted when he stepped on a high-voltage wire while walking home from school
6/16/1954MassillonOHNancy McClainelectrocuted when she touched a short-circuited wire in a conduit pipe
6/18/1954AppletonWICharles Willard1electrocuted when he touched the back of a television
8/19/1954TontoganyOHJudith Shonk13electrocuted when she touched an extension cord while standing barefoot on wet grass
10/7/1954Black River FallsWIGregory Carlson, 8-months0.7electrocuted when he chewed on a plugged-in electrical cord
11/5/1954ArcoIDJohn Keeton5electrocuted when he touched a stove and a refrigerator at the same time
12/30/1954ConnellsvillePAEdward Bereiter18electrocuted when he walked into his flooded basement
6/10/1955AsotinWASalome Bond15electrocuted while stand on a ladder washing windows
6/12/1955StratfordWAKenneth Suhrbier16electrocuted when the irrigation pipe he was carrying touched a power line
6/24/1955GrayslakeILSteven Kick, 11-months0.9electrocuted when he put his finger into a broken outlet
7/2/1955PhiladelphiaPADonald Nagel3electrocuted while riding on an amusement device outside of a supermarket
7/6/1955DetroitMISharon Kirn9electrocuted when she touched a self-serve dairy freezer while wearing a wet bathing suit
7/9/1955St. PaulMNDonald Altman14electrocuted when he touched a water pump motor at a miniature golf course pool
7/22/1955DurhamNCJohn King10electrocuted while using a faulty soldering iron
7/26/1955WhiteGAWilliam Collins9electrocuted when he touched an electric switch box
7/28/1955Random LakeWIJames Waltersdorf15electrocuted when he stepped on a power cord with wet boots
8/5/1955HometownILVirginia Sahlin, 23-months1.9electrocuted by lamp and radio wires
8/10/1955SpokaneWALarry Reynolds16electrocuted in father's welding shop when drinking from pipe and touching arc welder
8/19/1955Holly HillSC2 brotherselectrocuted when they stepped on a fallen power line
8/23/1955EmmetsburgIADean Woods10electrocuted when he started to replace a yard light
8/25/1955W. AmityvilleNYTerry Tickner4electrocuted when he touched a wire on the back of a television
10/1/1955PhiladelphiaPAAnna Coles16electrocuted by a railroad track
12/6/1955BronxNYMichael Singleton7electrocuted when he touched a high-tension wire while playing on a freight car
12/26/1955Fort WayneIN2 boyselectrocuted when they touched a power line while climbing a wall
1/6/1956AuroraCONeal Demers4electrocuted when he fell into a lit Christmas tree, which toppled onto a toy train track
1/26/1956BrooklynNYRoger Berg12electrocuted when he ran a double wire from a socket to a television antenna
1/30/1956MinneapolisMNGary Putnam4electrocuted when he touched the television and radiator at same time
1/31/1956St. PetersburgFLMichael Ballew13electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
3/10/1956FresnoCASusan Faulkner, 6-months0.5electrocuted when a defective cord touched the metal edge of the sink where she was being bathed
4/29/1956Glen BurnieMDFrank Krug17electrocuted while he performed stunts on a transmission tower
5/21/1956CrestlineCAKimberlee Norling7electrocuted at penny arcade
6/16/1956PittsburghPAJohn Seriana2electrocuted when he touched the television and radiator at same time
6/24/1956StewardsonILBarbara Bauer2electrocuted when she rode her tricycle through a puddle that had a downed live wire in it
7/3/1956St. CloudWIGary Lefeber3electrocuted when he touched the inside of a toaster while trying to get a cookie
7/18/1956New OrlenasLACarolyn Treadway, 13-months1.1electrocuted when she touched a radiator and floor lamp at the same time
7/27/1956Overland ParkKSAndrea King13electrocuted when an electric fan fell into the bath tub while she was bathing
8/29/1956BellefontaineOHJoseph Golliday2electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing an abandoned windmill
8/31/1956Royal OakMIDale Ulrich12electrocuted when he jumped onto a wet mattress that was holding a plugged-in vacuum cleaner
10/16/1956New HollandOHVerner Redding4electrocuted when he poured water into a lamp socket
10/25/1956GreenvilleSCRoger Ragsdale14electrocuted when a power line fell onto a clothes line he was touching
12/19/1956RochesterNYPaul Murphy, 10-months0.8electrocuted when he touched a television set and heat register at the same time
4/3/1957OmahaNEDonald Marfisi17electrocuted while he was trying to steal wire from a power line
4/9/1957East LynnPAWilliam Kropa7electrocuted when a kite he was flying hit a power line
5/6/1957HoustonTXEdward Manuel14electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a power line tower
6/10/1957Big Cedar LakeWIThomas Boerger13electrocuted while helping to install a water pumping system
6/26/1957Sac CityIAMorris Pierce7electrocuted when he touched a gate that became charged by a light pole
7/6/1957EvansdaleIARichard Frank14electrocuted while using an electric drill in a wet basement
7/8/1957WayzataMNJeffery Loin6electrocuted when he touched a boat with a faulty battery charger connected to it
7/17/1957SkokieILHoward Erenstein Jr6electrocuted when he touched an aluminum cart holding family's television set
7/18/1957MaricopaAZWilliam Woods9electrocuted when he touched a live wire while playing near railroad tracks
7/28/1957Boynton BeachFLBarbara Gainford5electrocuted by a hand-held electric hair dryer
7/31/1957E. St. LouisMOChristine Hoge6electrocuted when she touched a toaster while her foot touched a water faucet
8/1/1957Twin FallsIDJimmy Ramseyer8electrocuted when he spilled water on his feet while touching a live wire
8/2/1957CovingtonKYWalter Brady1electrocuted when he touched an electric fan while touching a radiator
8/2/1957RaleighNCJames Hylton14electrocuted when a crane he was playing on touched a power line
8/17/1957UticaMIConstance Pleimann9electrocuted when she touched a washing machine while standing in water
9/3/1957WauseonOHRichard Schmitz, 10-months0.8electrocuted when he put an extension cord in his mouth
10/22/1957TampaFLRandy Tomlin13electrocuted when he touched running water and a live wire while trying to repair a faucet
10/27/1957W. Palm BeachFLDiane Barent5electrocuted when she touched the cord on a coffee pot with wet hands
2/3/1958OranMOHenry Montgomery11electrocuted when he touched an electric heater while taking a bath
5/29/1958Green RiverUTJamie Kerrick6electrocuted when she touched a downed electric wire while playing in a ditch
6/6/1958MullanIDPreston Bell14electrocuted when his fishing line got caught in a power line
7/2/1958ChicagoILBeverly Hughes, 9-months0.8electrocuted when she stuck her finger into a lamp socket
7/8/1958New HavenCTMichael Civitello Jr15electrocuted by a faulty cord on a power drill
7/14/1958OsseoWIJudith Olson8electrocuted when she touched a power line while she climbed a tree
7/24/1958KosciuskoMSSammy Howard14electrocuted by an electric earthworm "stunner"
7/30/1958MinneapolisMNMike Heath3electrocuted when he touched faulty wiring outside a trailer
8/14/1958RoyUTDeborah Barber4electrocuted when she touched metal windows while riding a mechanical toy horse outside a store
8/22/1958JacksonvilleFLHenry Witherspoon III4electrocuted when he touched an improperly grounded television antenna outside his house
9/10/1958St. PetersburgFLJames McEwen18electrocuted when the aluminum pole he was balancing touched a power line
9/17/1958Morris PlainsNJRichard Wilson13electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a high-tension tower
9/20/1958Ft. MillSCJames Keener6electrocuted when his sister wet the bed the 2 of them were sleeping in. The bed had been electrified as an anti-bed-wetting device.
10/24/1958ElmhurstILErick Berge, 16-months1.3electrocuted when he put a knife into a toaster
1/22/1959GeorgetownIAStephen Pickerell, 22-months1.8electrocuted when he touched foil in contact with a toaster while taking a bath in the sink
1/31/1959PageAZBobby Trussell5electrocuted when he touched an electric line at the Glen Canyon dam
3/31/1959MillbraeCARobert Satrap14electrocuted when the wire on his kite came in contact with a power line
5/24/1959Idaho FallsIDRussell Wood17electrocuted when he touched a power line while standing on a sand dune
6/14/1959Berrien CenterMIgirl & her 2 brotherselectrocuted when the pipe they carried touched a power line
6/30/1959BrookfieldCTBrian Henderson8electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
7/1/1959NorristownPAChristopher Lowry2electrocuted when he touched an electric fan while climbing on a radiator
7/2/1959ChicagoILDavid Page4electrocuted when he climbed onto a metal bed, which was touching a wall switch
7/2/1959MeridianIDJan Reynoldselectrocuted by an electric earthworm "stunner"
7/7/1959SidneyMTRichard Olsen18electrocuted while pruning limbs around a power line
7/8/1959AlbanyORBuck Payne14electrocuted when a pipe he was handling touched a power line
7/14/1959PhiladelphiaPACharles McCall Jr14electrocuted when he touched a power line while standing on a roof
7/15/1959ReadingPADavid Leidhecker10electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
7/31/1959Pinellas ParkFLChristine Guiden3electrocuted by television antenna
8/17/1959San GabrielCAboy5electrocuted in a swimming pool
9/9/1959OmroWIPatrick Shea6electrocuted when he turned on a defective motor on a chopping machine
9/19/1959New YorkNYJohn Kellner17electrocuted when he touched a power line while riding atop a train
10/2/1959AltoonaPADale McNally, 8-months0.7electrocuted when he chewed the insulation off an electric cord
10/28/1959Plant CityFLJackie Hutchinson15electrocuted when the irrigation pipe he was carrying touched a power line
1/4/1960BertrandMOGeorge Foote III16electrocuted when he threw a tin can telephone over a power line while holding the other
3/29/1960ElmhurstIL2 boyselectrocuted when they tossed a wire over a power line while still holding one end
3/30/1960HammondINWayne Tatum15electrocuted when he touched the handle on a faulty refrigeration truck. He was out of school because of a bomb threat that had been called to his high school.
5/23/1960PortlandORMark Hancock2electrocuted when he unplugged the cord on a coffee maker
5/28/1960MilwaukieORWilliam Mattson17electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
6/30/1960SpokaneWAGerald McNatt16electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
8/2/1960WashingtonDCRodney McKnight12electrocuted in a swimming pool
8/4/1960EvansvilleWIMichael Wilkins4electrocuted when he touched a downed wire
8/9/1960RichmondVABrandon Sipe, 9-months0.8electrocuted when he touched a television stand
8/9/1960WiannoMARobert Moir, 15-months1.3electrocuted when he touched a radiator and lamp at the same time
3/13/1961ColumbusGAGary Voss11electrocuted when his kite hit a power line
3/14/1961Riviera BeachFLCora Price16electrocuted when she touched an electric light while taking a bath
4/5/1961PoughkeepsieNYJeffrey Capers8electrocuted when he touched an electric outlet while in the bathtub
5/2/1961Shaker HeightsOHWilliam Sullivan9electrocuted when he touched a fence that became electrified by a downed wire
7/2/1961AppletonWIRichard Fuerst15electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
7/4/1961MadisonWISpencer Sorenson17electrocuted while carrying an electric drill to a boat in a lake
7/14/1961YakimaWAPhilip Cady13electrocuted when he tried using electric hair cliipers on grass
8/15/1961ToledoOHEunice Tate6electrocuted when she tried to unplug a cord while standing in a wet basement
10/21/1961Calumet ParkILbrother & sisterelectrocuted when a radio fell into the bathtub while they were bathing
11/2/1961PhiladelphiaPAChristopher Murray10electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
11/10/1961Glen RockNJGlenn Watson, 21-months1.8electrocuted when he touched the television and a stove at the same time
3/16/1962DetroitMIJeffery Goudeseune2electrocuted when he kissed a toaster
4/11/1962Ann ArborMIBonnie Reade5electrocuted when she climbed onto a transformer
4/26/1962FindlayOHSheila Kinser2electrocuted when she touched a floor register near an electric sweeper
5/25/1962ArlingtonMNKurt Koehnen11electrocuted when he touched a charged fence while playing baseball near a power plant
6/2/1962FairfieldALJack Tucker Jr13electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
6/8/1962ClarksburgPAKaren Yourchik3electrocuted when she tried to plug in an electrical cord in her basement
6/28/1962Pompano BeachFLAnthony Griffin, 9-months0.8electrocuted when he bit a television cord
8/6/1962LockportNYHarry Gaygen3electrocuted when he touched a short-circuited hair dryer while standing on a heat register
8/11/1962BabylonNYKenneth Shea14electrocuted when he tried to retrieve a kite from a power line
8/19/1962TonawandaNYDaniel Peterson, 15-months1.3electrocuted when he touched the television and radiator at same time
8/29/1962Town CreekALJames Terrell14electrocuted when he touched a power line with a metal arm
11/19/1962North BendWAJack O'Neil, 10-months0.8electrocuted when he touched a loose wire hanging from a wall in his house
2/22/1963San DiegoCACraig Wetherill10electrocuted when he touched a hair dryer while in the bath tub
3/13/1963MiamiFLVictor Pattou2electrocuted when he touched an electric can opener and toaster at the same time, while drying from a bath in the sink
3/26/1963WhitehallPAFrancis Gegac14electrocuted while retrieving a kite from a power line
4/22/1963ElkhartINLinda Jones12electrocuted when she touched a live wire while chasing a ball
5/7/1963Sugar GroveVAGene Barker16electrocuted when the dynamite charge wire he was holding became electrified
6/11/1963LouisvilleOHMichael Baumgardner15electrocuted in a swimming pool
6/12/1963McKenzieALMurlyn Peavy15electrocuted when television antenna touched power line
6/14/1963Spring HillPADelbert Binder4electrocuted when he touched a wire from a phonograph and a gas pipe at the same time
7/20/1963Morton GroveILScott Flickinger1electrocuted when he touched the cord on a broken lamp
7/26/1963MilwaukeeWIJoseph Carroll, 20-months1.7electrocuted when he put a spoon into a toaster
7/29/1963GowrieIALeonard Jones Jr3electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
8/5/1963WoodstockILPatrick Mayotte4electrocuted when he touched the bumper of a car connected to a plugged-in trailer, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds
8/20/1963KankakeeILSteven Wadley2electrocuted when he touched a wire in a television
8/24/1963St. HelensORKeith Karjala13electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree to retrieve a football
9/11/1963SeattleWAThomas Skinner10electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
10/9/1963HoustonTXJackie Carson11electrocuted when she touched an electrified pig pen
1/9/1964CowicheWACathryn Eggers15electrocuted when an electric heater fell into the bathtub while she was bathing
4/28/1964Pine IslandNYJohn Brozdowski III14electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a tree
4/30/1964Bradenton BeachFLAnthony Gay4electrocuted when a floor lamp fell into the bathtub while he was bathing
5/19/1964Kansas CityKSKenneth Hartman17electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
6/11/1964EllsworthMEWendy Archer4electrocuted when she put a knife into a toaster
6/12/1964WarrentonVAWilliam Rochester III13electrocuted when he touched a live wire while climbing a tree
7/6/1964SedaliaMOMarvin Reid17electrocuted when his head touched a power line when he was rushing to help at a car accident site
7/24/1964Ellwood CityPARaymond Evans, 22-months1.8electrocuted when he touched a floor register and television cabinet at the same time
7/24/1964GonzalezCAMichael Garcia18electrocuted when he plugged in a car buffer while standing in a puddle
7/30/1964MuncieINDiana Riggin, 18-months1.5electrocuted when she put a fork into a toaster
8/2/1964OcalaFLRichard Henderson14electrocuted when he used a power drill while standing in a puddle
8/25/1964East FarmingdaleNYJeffrey Throne, 22-months1.8electrocuted when he touched a faulty cord on a record player
11/20/1964Kansas CityKSJanice Ross2electrocuted when she bit a television cord
1/25/1965FremontOHRobert Thrun8electrocuted when an electric iron fell into the bath tub while he was bathing
3/8/1965WatertownNYRichard Montgomery15electrocuted when he tried to removed 2 kites that were caught in a power line
4/10/1965San FranciscoCAKenneth Fong12electrocuted when a speaker fell into the bathtub while he was bathing
4/23/1965Elizabeth TownshipPAMalcolm Mason11electrocuted when he touched a high-voltage line while climbing a tree
5/11/1965SpanawayWADwight Short9electrocuted when a floor lamp fell into the bathtub while he was bathing
6/16/1965HialeahFLFrank Formico5electrocuted when he touched an open light socket
6/21/1965ReadingPARichard Guldin, 21-months1.8electrocuted when he crawled over a faulty toaster
7/9/1965SavannahGA3 childrenelectrocuted when they touched a fence that became charged by a wire
8/2/1965OgdenUTJoAnn Iverson10electrocuted when she touched a live wire while climbing a tree
8/14/1965Green BayWIJeffry Krouthelectrocuted when he touched a light switch was standing in the bathtub
9/5/1965Lake GeorgeFLStephen Bennett13electrocuted when he touched a live wire when he fell into a lake
10/18/1965OscodaMIJacqueline Barry15electrocuted when she stepped out of a car onto a downed power line
10/30/1965PeruINRoger Moorhouse5electrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while he was bathing
1/23/1966GraftonWV2 brotherselectrocuted when the television antenna they were touching came in contact with a power line
4/26/1966CaledoniaWIRandy Rich6electrocuted when she touched a live wire while climbing a tree
6/27/1966New HavenCTEric Jones, 18-months1.5electrocuted when he touched bare wires on an electrical cord
7/4/1966JacksonMIShirlane Rosenau18electrocuted while vacuuming her brother's car
7/5/1966Stevens PointWIJames Corcoran15electrocuted when a boom he was hauling with a tractor touched a power line
7/12/1966OsseoMNRandy Barrick8electrocuted when he touched a charged fuel tank next to a trailer home
8/1/1966SarasotaFLCheryl Mixon2electrocuted when she touched a television antenna right after getting out of a wading pool
8/5/1966Diamond BarCARonda Pruitt2electrocuted when she touched an aluminum door frame that was in contact with a frayed electrical cord
8/18/1966Costa MesaCADean Holder14electrocuted while playing an electric guitar in the back yard
11/4/1966EscanabaMIJohn Curran15electrocuted when television antenna touched power line
11/7/1966WestportCTThomas Hughes17electrocuted while climbing on railroad equipment
1/22/1967WabassoMNPatrick Jansen10electrocuted when he touched a portable electric sewing machine and a metal heating vent
2/9/1967MaywoodCASonja Micolay14electrocuted when she touched a record player while standing in a bath tub
6/10/1967OconomowocWILaura Henninger9electrocuted by an electric earthworm "stunner"
6/14/1967Daytona BeachFLJohn Adkins15electrocuted when he plugged in an air-conditioner at a motel
6/27/1967LaytonUTRocky Loveless7electrocuted when he touched a fence that became electrified at a baseball game
6/30/1967NashuaNHRobert Hodge14electrocuted when he climbed a water fountain and touched a power line
7/8/1967Middle RiverMDDouglas Alt3electrocuted by an electric earthworm "stunner"
7/25/1967PhiladelphiaPAMichael Coyle5electrocuted when he tried to plug in an electric fan while being wet from a water balloon fight
9/21/1967Mt. AngelORDonald Haynes11electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
12/4/1967KelloggIDThomas Brainard17electrocuted in the therapy whirlpool at Kellogg High School
1/3/1968WilsonNCSue Powell13electrocuted when she touched a television while in the bathtub
3/18/1968Red LevelALAdam Josey3electrocuted when his kite got caught in a power line
4/22/1968ElginILRodney Martin15electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a pole
4/29/1968St. ClairPALarry Schotting15electrocuted when he touched a lamp cord dangling from a power line with a stick
5/15/1968BrawleyCAKen Tom8electrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while he was bathing
6/22/1968GettysburgPAJohn Lacelle8electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree to retrieve a kitten
7/3/1968Temple CityCAJames Robinson, 9-months0.8electrocuted when he grabbed a bare electric wire
7/10/1968FindlayOHPatricia Mazey11electrocuted when she came in contact with a high-voltage line while climbing a tree
12/2/1968Casa GrandeAZSteven Eiden9electrocuted when the electric light he was carrying shorted out on wet grass
12/14/1968MerrimackNHDonald Kablik15electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
1/16/1969EugeneORBlake Anderson5electrocuted when he touched an electric appliance while in the bathtub
5/5/1969PortlandORThabah Baker14electrocuted when he touched a broken power line
6/13/1969PoughkeepsieNYDavid Tynan14electrocuted in a swimming pool
6/28/1969Bethel ParkPAWilliam Eckels14electrocuted when he touched a fence with an electric cord on it next to a swimming pool
8/5/1969PrescottAZJacque Douglas7electrocuted when she touched a short-circuited lamp
8/19/1969ManchesterNHCharles Anderson18electrocuted in a swimming pool
8/24/1969Fort WashingtonPAKenneth Cave Jr15electrocuted in a swimming pool
8/29/1969StrumWIPeter Monson7electrocuted when he touched a live wire in the ceiling of his basement
9/2/1969CastlewoodVAJerry Reynolds18electrocuted when the football goal post he was helping to move touched a high-voltage line at Castlewood High School
9/2/1969ClearwaterFLBruce Malcolm17electrocuted when the short wave radio antenna he was erecting touched a power line
9/29/1969FindlayOHArnold Moses11electrocuted when the ladder he was using to pick apples fell against a power line
11/3/1969DelphosOHTimothy Myers17electrocuted when a high-voltage wire fell on a car he was pushing
11/20/1969St. PaulMNJoseph Hansen5electrocuted when he rinsed out a coffee pot that was plugged in
2/24/1970UnionSCPaul Holden9electrocuted when he climbed on an electric tower
4/10/1970Penn HillsPADavid Galasso13electrocuted when the guy wire he was climbing came in contact with a power line
5/6/1970Kansas CityKSWilliam Lang14electrocuted in a swimming pool
6/22/1970Thousand OaksCARoy Pancoast2electrocuted when he stuck his hand inside a toaster
7/14/1970GreenwoodMOKarla Everman6electrocuted when she touched a power line while climbing a tree
8/1/1970Lake SummitNCDenny Pace17electrocuted when he stepped on a downed power line after a highway accident
8/20/1970Palm Beach GardensFLGary Brooker14electrocuted when a crane placing a tree into the ground touched a power line while he was helping his father
10/8/1970ChicagoILCassandra Monroe1electrocuted when her face touched a wire in a refrigerator while she was crawling on the floor
5/15/1971ColumbusOHTimothy Hicks8electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
6/14/1971SummerfieldFLGordon Maynard, 14-months1.2electrocuted when he touched a television set while his knee was on a metal heating duct
6/22/1971HigginsvilleNYMark Gordon11electrocuted when his kite got caught in a power line
7/6/1971Bethel ParkPATerrance Opfermann18electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a telephone pole
7/10/1971ScottsboroAL2 boyselectrocuted when the irrigation pipe they wer holding touched a power line
7/12/1971ThomastonCTJoy Zajac10electrocuted in a swimming pool
10/11/1971ToledoOHChristina Burkey12electrocuted when she touched a hair dryer while being wet from bathing
12/4/1971HomewoodPAJohn Brownelectrocuted while using a floor scrubber while standing in water in his bare feet
12/18/1971MobileALGeorge Hess17electrocuted when he touched an electric sign while standing in water
12/24/1971WauseonOHMichael Hallett18electrocuted when a radio fell into the bath tub
2/8/1972MiamiFLJohn Pucko10electrocuted when he tried to retrieve a kite from a power line
3/30/1972WestbrookMEJohn Gallant17electrocuted in physics lab at Westbrook High School
5/18/1972WestportCTThomas Allyn13electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
5/25/1972LincolnNEStephen Smith4electrocuted while playing with a power line at the state fairgrounds
5/29/1972AlbuquerqueNMSteven Rivera16electrocuted while climbing a high-voltage fence
6/9/1972CroftonKYPatricia Camplin, 20-months1.7electrocuted when she touched a wire while having wet feet
6/10/1972E. NaplesFLJoseph Reese15electrocuted when television antenna touched power line
8/21/1972South RichmondVAAlvin Williamson12electrocuted when he touched a worn extension cord
9/25/1972Cranberry TownshipPADennis Dick18electrocuted when he touched a high-voltage line while installing a roof antenna
9/26/1972RedmondWAScott Knudson7electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
11/18/1972Delray BeachFLRobert Freed18electrocuted when he stood on a table saw in his bare feet and touched a metal-framed window at Atlantic High School
1/15/1973MabtonWAFelix Gonzalea16electrocuted when a pipe he was carrying touched a power line
4/22/1973QueensNYKenneth Murray7electrocuted while crossing a bridge, when the slinky he was carrying uncoiled and touched high voltage wire
4/28/1973AuburnCAJerry Hayes, 21-months1.8electrocuted when he touched a screen door that was in contact with a faulty electrical outlet
5/23/1973MinneapolisMNByron Moody12electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
6/7/1973GalionOHAlan Shaw5electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
7/14/1973WhitmireSCRichard Lawson18electrocuted when he touched a power line while trying to erect a cb antenna
8/6/1973MilwaukeeWIJeffrey Van Dyke17electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
9/4/1973Forest ParkILWilliam Gearen10electrocuted when he touched a television antenna while sitting on a register and wearing a wet swim suit
9/4/1973LehiUTTracy Dean16electrocuted when he touched a power pole near a swimming pool
9/17/1973Fort Walton BeachFLLaurie Kimbrall10electrocuted when she touched an electric fence
10/10/1973DunedinFLMelinda Porter8electrocuted while she was changing a bulb in a lamp
3/29/1974CharlestonSCFrank Thornley17electrocuted when he used an electric drain cleaner while standing in water
7/10/1974Yellow SpringsPAMark Hylton16electrocuted when he touched a high-voltage line atop a power pole
7/11/1974LexingtonMACharles Peterson17electrocuted when the cord on his hedge trimmer was severed
7/27/1974BryanOHTimothy Oberlin6electrocuted while he held a defective power sprayer in his yard
8/5/1974MilwaukeeWI2 brotherselectrocuted when they rolled onto electric wires near playground
8/31/1974ChicagoILDelia Lowe, 13-months1.1electrocuted when she stuck her finger into the back of a radio
9/13/1974St. PetersburgFLTammy Jackson4electrocuted when she touched the bumper of a van that was being rewired
9/19/1974OakridgeORMarie Donohoe10electrocuted when the cb radio antenna she was holding touched a power line
10/14/1974RomeGAbrother & sisterelectrocuted when the metal pole they were using to get a balloon out of a tree touched a power line
11/18/1974Orland ParkILTherese Foley7electrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while she was bathing
12/23/1974RogersvilleALWilliam Harraway17electrocuted when he touched a power line while trying to throw a switch on a transformer
3/2/1975St. StephenSCTerry McGrew15electrocuted when his kite got caught in a power line
5/23/1975ArnoldPATabatha Christopher2electrocuted when she touched an electric fence
6/16/1975PerryKSDouglas Maruska13electrocuted when the electric drill he was holding shorted out while he sat on a metal shed while wearing wet clothing
6/26/1975Swisshelm ParkPAThomas Lydon12electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
7/19/1975BelgradeMERobert Cobb17electrocuted when the mast on his sailboat touched a power line
7/29/1975RooseveltUT2 girlselectrocuted when they stepped in a puddle where a power line had fallen
8/18/1975KingmanKSRicky Scott17electrocuted when he fell from a feeder tank and touched a live wire on a farm
12/1/1975GadsdenALJeffery Johnson14electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
1/13/1976ChicagoIL2 brotherselectrocuted when they touched an electric hair brush while in the bathtub
2/11/1976Mt. PleasantPACarl Shaulls Jr16electrocuted in a shed housing the transformer at Mt. Pleasant Area High School
3/3/1976CarmelNYgirl14electrocuted when she touched an electric comb while in the bathtub
6/15/1976Park CityUTSteve Hales18electrocuted when the forklift he was helping to steady touched a power line
6/21/1976BeltonMOBrett Sorenson6electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
8/16/1976LuckeyOHKimberly Ernsthausen13electrocuted an electric pump shorted out while she was fueling a lawn mower
8/23/1976RoscommonMIKimberly Meirs13electrocuted when she touched a pipe connected to a pump while getting out of a kayak
8/28/1976Brighton TownshipOHRonald Soisson7electrocuted when he touched the exterior of a trailer while standing in a wading pool
11/12/1976EugeneORMichael Petrovic14electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
12/15/1976South BendINRex Risler16electrocuted when he cut a power pole with a chain saw
3/14/1977CanonsburgPANick Bardow18electrocuted when he touched a live wire while trying to install a cb radio antenna
4/3/1977GreenwichCTJohn German14electrocuted when he touched an overhead wire while standing on a railroad overpass
4/11/1977Port ClintonOHDavid McClosky13electrocuted when he climbed a tree to retrieve a kite and touched a power line
4/21/1977TuscaloosaALJennifer Cannon, 18-months1.5electrocuted when she put an electrical extension cord in her mouth
5/27/1977McClurePAStanley Lewandowski14electrocuted when the cb antenna pole he was erecting touched a power line
6/30/1977N. MiamiFLLinda Williams14electrocuted when she touched a fence that became electrified by a light post, while trying to save 2 lives
12/28/1977TonganoxieKSWilliam Mathia16electrocuted when the cb radio antenna he was installing touched a power line
1/12/1978PewaukeeWIJoseph Barrett4electrocuted when he put a television antenna into an outlet
5/2/1978MilwaukeeWIRussell Kramer14electrocuted when the antenna he was moving touched a power line
5/7/1978SpokaneWADouglas Dixon16electrocuted when the irrigation pipe he was holding touched a power line
5/24/1978DurhamNCJames Cole III15electrocuted when he crawled inside a high-voltage electrical box
6/6/1978GrangerUTHans Bushman, 23-months1.9electrocuted when he touched a floor register and faulty lamp cord at the same time
6/20/1978WashingtonPAJeffrey Benson7electrocuted by an electric earthworm "stunner"
8/1/1978MatthewsNCCharles James Jr17electrocuted when the farm equipment he was helping to move touched a power line
8/12/1978SummervilleSCMichael Marsengill12electrocuted when he touched a live air conditioner wire while cutting grass
8/25/1978JeffersonPADonald Duke17electrocuted when he touched a power line while trying to climb to the roof of Mather Elementary school
9/9/1978IrmoSCMichael Morris13electrocuted when he touched a live wire while leaning against a fence at the Irmo High School stadium
1/2/1979DallasTXBarton Clark8electrocuted when he touched a power line that came down in an ice storm
1/9/1979Vero BeachFLMartin Mesamoreno17electrocuted when he tried to connect a radio to an extension cord
1/22/1979MilwaukeeWIRonald Myer15electrocuted when television falls into bath tub
4/3/1979KerrvilleTXTravis Fry4electrocuted when he touched a metal trash can that had been electrified to keep dogs away
4/27/1979CharleroiPAEric Gatalica15electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
6/2/1979InvernessFLDanny Carter15electrocuted when television antenna touched power line
6/20/1979ChicagoILMatthew Camp16electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a utility pole
7/10/1979EnumclawWAGerogina Fiori15electrocuted when she plugged a hair dryer into an extension cord while standing in a puddle
9/4/1979Bear CreekNCAlmond Wiggins16electrocuted when a power line, loosened by target practice at the insulator, hit him in the face
3/10/1980Casa GrandeAZRichard Jones3electrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while he was bathing
3/24/1980MissoulaMTMichael Oliver13electrocuted when his kite hit a power line
4/3/1980Oro ValleyAZManuel Mendoza15electrocuted when he touched a power line with his neck while riding a dirt bike
6/16/1980LargoFLWells Kosfeld16electrocuted when a tree he was trimming came in contact with a power line
7/7/1980BloomingtonINAdam Kinnick5electrocuted when he touched a fence that became electrically-charged
7/12/1980BradentonFLCurtis Parmenter16electrocuted when the boom of the tree-trimmimg truck he was working with hit a power line
7/15/1980MonticelloWIJames Gutzmer10electrocuted by a homemade earthworm "stunner"
7/28/1980West AshleySCRafael Bazan16electrocuted by a boat winch while he stood in water
8/15/1980EagleWIDaniel Brook5electrocuted when he touched a toaster while soaking his foot in the kitchen sink
9/24/1980Ruther GlenVAWalter Hart13electrocuted when he touched a live wire next to his family's trailer
12/17/1980SpokaneWAChristopher Orsborn, 8-months0.7electrocuted when he touched a plug behind a stove
3/24/1981Virginia BeachVAMario Wiggins8electrocuted when his kite's metallic string touched a power line
4/27/1981BellevilleILJimmie O'Bryant12electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
8/1/1981Michigan CityINMelinda Gillam14electrocuted when she touched a lamp while wearing a wet bathing suit in a hotel
10/2/1981Los AngelesCADavid Mendoza16electrocuted when he touched a power line while trying to put out a grass fire caused by lightning
12/12/1981AtwoodKS2 childrenelectrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while they were bathing
1/4/1982Long BeachCAboyelectrocuted when he climbed a power pole to retrieve a remote-controlled airplane
4/22/1982PeoriaILCharles Moore Jr13electrocuted when he touched a television antenna while taking a bath
5/6/1982SumterSCAshley Rowland4electrocuted when she touched a guy wire from a secuity light while climbing a chain link fence
6/2/1982HavelockNCGeneva Fisher7electrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while she was bathing
6/6/1982ReadingPAAdrian Kopinetz10electrocuted when he touched a transformer
6/9/1982LincolnMOShean Darlin10electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
6/21/1982Deer ParkNYDarren Amato14electrocuted when the wire he was playing with struck a power line
7/5/1982MontpelierIDKevin Young13electrocuted when the sprinkler pipe he was holding touched a power line
7/7/1982St. GeorgeKSJoshua Powell1electrocuted when he touched a lamp cord
9/13/1982TryonNCJohnathan Smith3electrocuted when he touched the electric wires under a pump house
10/14/1982BrightonCObrother & sisterelectrocuted when a lamp fell ionto the bathtub while they were bathing
12/13/1982FredericksburgVABilly Atkinson12electrocuted when he touched a live wire while playing on a gravel pile
6/26/1983The DallesORElisio Moreno17electrocuted when the ladder he was using touched a power line
7/29/1983Mt. VernonNYMichael Dugan14electrocuted when he touched a railroad power line while walking on a fence
8/1/1983Lake OzarkMOJason Little9electrocuted when he touched a boat dock that was being rewired while standing in water
8/5/1983NewbernALPhillip Eicher15electrocuted when a boom he was helping with came in contact with n electrical line
8/29/1983MiamiFLAnthony Devaux16electrocuted in a swimming pool
8/31/1983MequonWIChristopher Seidi10electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
11/14/1983ElkhornWIDaniel Maynard13electrocuted when he stepped on a downed power line
12/28/1983ReadingPAAlex Soto17electrocuted when he touched a floor lamp while in the bathtub
5/17/1984Grants PassORAndrew Hall17electrocuted when a television antenna he was holding touched a power line
6/4/1984SpokaneWADavid Birdsill17electrocuted while climbing on a transformer
7/1/1984BuckhannonWVMark Hurst18electrocuted when he touched an electrical outlet while working at McDonalds
7/7/1984PrinevilleORMatthew Karbstein12electrocuted by an electric earthworm "stunner"
7/10/1984GliddenIA2 boyselectrocuted when they touched an electric hair dryer while bathing
9/27/1984GadsdenALMichael Freeman Jr, 14-months1.2electrocuted when he touched an electric fence
10/30/1984Fort WorthTXbrother & sisterelectrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while they were bathing
12/27/1984KenoshaWIBrian Bardwell16electrocuted when he touched a portable electric sign
4/29/1985MerrickNYMichael Kehoe13electrocuted when the pole he carried up a tree touched a power line
6/2/1985Scotch PlainsNJJason Findley17electrocuted when lightning struck telephone wires while he was on the phone
7/5/1985ShorewoodWIBradley Johnston3electrocuted when he touched a hair dryer while standing in the bathtub
7/9/1985WestmontILMatthew Jarosinskielectrocuted when he touched a metal fence and a light pole at a baseball field
7/13/1985ShorewoodWIBradley Johnston Jr3electrocuted when he touched a hair dryer while in the bath tub
7/24/1985KennewickWAGary Meredith18electrocuted while changing a theater marquee
8/25/1985Los AngelesCA2 sisterselectrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while they were bathing
9/16/1985Salt Lake CityUTJohn Fotheringham14electrocuted when he reached into a tub of water to retrieve an electric hair dryer
10/1/1985Winter HavenFLDoug Clark13electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree at Elbert Elementary School
11/18/1985BillingsMTSteven Poma3electrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while he was bathing
3/10/1986SpokaneWACraig Talbott15electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
4/12/1986MissoulaMTboy17electrocuted when the irrigation pipe he was holding touched a power line
4/22/1986GreshamORDanny Gubert6electrocuted when he touched an electric fence
6/16/1986Big SpringTXCarla Bowlander15electrocuted when a plugged-in light bulb fell into the bathtub she had been shoved into
7/22/1986JacksonvilleFLRachel Hornbeck, 6-months0.5electrocuted when she grabbed an exposed wire from a clock radio
10/23/1986Cedar RapidsIAVikki Baker2electrocuted when she put a plugged-in light bulb into her mouth
11/25/1986RoyUTAmy Osborn3electrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while she was bathing
12/5/1986SeattleWAMaria Stark4electrocuted when a nurse plugged her heart monitor into a wall outlet pump
12/15/1986CoolidgeAZLoretta Blanton11electrocuted when she touched the side of a trailer, which had become electrified
3/27/1987Salt Lake CityUTDaniel Pace5electrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while he was bathing
4/5/1987MidlandTX3 boyselectrocuted when the irrigation pipe they were carrying blew into a power line
6/6/1987Seat PleasantMDAlice Lucy12electrocuted when she stepped on a charged metal plate with bare feet
6/17/1987LargoFLJoseph Sapio9electrocuted when he touched an electric fence
6/18/1987GilfordNHKrystin Raiche2electrocuted when she touched an extension cord
6/20/1987CharlotteNCCourtney Young5electrocuted when she crawled under a mobile home
9/3/1987ManitowocWIKelly Behnke17electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a power pole
12/12/1987ElcoPALeanna Corrick2electrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while she was bathing
5/17/1988Keystone HeightsFLWilliam Brown15electrocuted when he touched live wires in the laundry room in his house
5/23/1988WalhallaMIDustin Outland16electrocuted when the electric drill he was holding while standing in a lake shorted out
6/24/1988WilliamsportPABrian Laird9electrocuted when he touched the outside of a mobile home that was electrified
7/28/1988ClaridgePATara Zyhowski7electrocuted when she touched an improperly installed electric fence
8/1/1988PlanoKYJoshua McGuire10electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
8/25/1988Fort LauderdaleFLVeronika Feria17electrocuted when she stepped on faulty street light wiring
9/24/1988BlacksburgSCJustin Cooper18electrocuted when the aluminum siding he was carrying touched a power line
10/2/1988ScottsvilleKYJason Henson13electrocuted when he touched electrical wires leading to security lights
3/24/1989BoiseIDNathan Gadbery, 15-months1.3electrocuted when he put a hanger into an electrical outlet
6/15/1989DandridgeTNCandy Walston11electrocuted when she leaned against a light pole at the Jefferson County High School parking lot
6/21/1989RosendaleNYChristine Galewater4electrocuted when she put an electric cord in her mouth
8/8/1989AlachuaFLLeonard Wright15electrocuted while inside an old school bus that had electrical connection
9/4/1989SarasotaFLGeorge Adams10electrocuted when he touched an electrical wire behind a house
9/11/1989VancouverWAAmy Atkinson4electrocuted when she touched an electric fence
9/14/1989Oak HarborWAKrishna Bowerman3electrocuted when she sprayed water on an electric fence
5/10/1990Caroga LakeNYNicole Steenburgh4electrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while she was bathing
8/1/1990TuscaloosaALRichard Duncan13electrocuted when his paint roller touched a high-voltage line while working on a billboard
10/25/1990MilwaukeeWIboy16electrocuted by a bun warmer plug while working at McDonald's
12/17/1990AmarilloTX2 sisterselectrocuted when a table lamp fell into the bathtub while they were bathing
7/10/1992GreensboroNCAnthony Voncannon4electrocuted when he plugged a frayed cord into an outlet
7/28/1992ColumbiaSCSteven Miles2electrocuted when he touched a wire from a homemade electric fence charger
7/31/1992Elk RiverMN2 boyselectrocuted when the scaffold they were on touched a power line
2/4/1993ReidlandKYKevin Hollemon15electrocuted while climbing an electrical tower
3/16/1993Santa CruzNMJason Lopez9electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
6/11/1993St. Louis ParkMNSergey Dorfman16electrocuted when the pole he was using to retrieve a kite from a tree touched a power line
8/11/1993Cape VincentNY2 girlselectrocuted when they jumped into a river near an exposed electric wire
8/27/1993ChicagoILStratton Vasilakos, 12-days0.1electrocuted when his heart monitor was attached directly into a power source
3/30/1994ComstockMIEarl Baldwin12electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a power company tower
6/14/1994BurleyIDJustin Chaney5electrocuted when he touched an electrically-charged car bumper and a metal water pipe at the same time
6/25/1994Lake WaccamawNCJames Carroll Jr17electrocuted when he touched a live cable while lowering a boat into the water
7/4/1994HillsdaleOHShantel Reynolds4electrocuted while she sat on a portable electric sign
8/7/1994LangelothPAKevin Prevost8electrocuted when he touched a live wire while playing on a rooftop
2/16/1995SanfordFLMichael Carter7electrocuted when he touched a stick to insulated coils while standing on a transformer
6/28/1995New CarrolltonMDMilika Sloan18electrocuted when she touched a hotel room door that had been electrified while wearing a wet bathing suit
8/2/1995KenoshaWIQuirstyn Vargas-Barribeau2electrocuted when she put her finger into an empty light bulb socket
8/23/1995ClantonALShawn Ramanauskas10electrocuted by a hotel vending machine
10/30/1995FredoniaWIJosh Mayer14electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a fence
2/4/1996RichfieldIDLarry Holland2electrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while he was bathing
5/22/1996StephenvilleTXJoy Hernandez6electrocuted when she walked into an improperly wired electric fence
5/29/1996CherokeeALBrandon Green16electrocuted while climbing a fence at Dixie Youth Field
8/20/1996HoustonTXJoy Williams14electrocuted by a faulty swimming pool light
7/2/1997GrandviewMOCrystin Hess11electrocuted when she stepped near an electrified light pole while wearing a wet swim suit
8/7/1997HusserLAScotty Feierabend13electrocuted by an electric earthworm "stunner"
8/7/1997LynwoodCA2 girlselectrocuted when a hair dryer fell into the bathtub while they were bathing
8/24/1997Daly CityCAJasmin Paleso13electrocuted in a swimming pool
7/20/1998HealdsburgCAgirl11electrocuted while swimming in a lake near a dock
9/21/1998PelionSCJeff Keen16electrocuted when he touched the electrical lead end of a welding machine
9/30/1998MartinsburgWVJohn Styer4electrocuted when he touched a television antenna while touching a ground pipe
10/14/1998MiamiFLJorge Cabrera12electrocuted when he stepped on a conduit plate inside a bus shelter
11/28/1998PrinevilleORgirl8electrocuted when she touched an electric fence
7/30/1999WiltonCTWilliam Ewing14electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
5/28/2000MobileALTony Sanspree11electrocuted while playing in water near an electrical boat lift
8/24/2000BothellWATravis Schoolcraft15electrocuted by an electric earthworm "stunner"
9/20/2000AventuraFLboy14electrocuted when he touched a light pole on a tennis court
12/11/2000SweetwaterFL2 teen boyselectrocuted when they touched a street lamp while walking in water
11/2/2002WilliamstonSCKatassa Cantrell9electrocuted when the rocking chair she was sitting in touched a live wire
5/9/2003N. Fort MeyersFL2 boyselectrocuted when they touched a boat lift while in a canal
5/12/2003JohnstownNYWayne Platt18electrocuted when he climbed a power line tower
6/13/2003ColumbusOHWillie Wagner9electrocuted when he touched a street light pole, standing on a bridge while throwing rocks into a river
6/21/2006IndianolaIADavid Hedlund, 20-months1.7electrocuted when he touched an exposed wire from a portable television at a campground
12/20/2006LancasterOHJacob Guisinger15electrocuted when a dog leash touched a power line
9/20/2007Broken ArrowOKJonathan Koone4electrocuted when he touched a homemade electric fence when the inflatable pool he was in collapsed
4/14/2010WamacILLogan Brown11electrocuted by an electric earthworm "stunner"
7/7/2011CassvilleWIEvan Hauk13electrocuted by an electric earthworm "stunner"
10/3/2011PinconningMIJames Idzior10electrocuted when he touched a power line while climbing a tree
6/28/2012OrlandoFLAshton Jojo11electrocuted while retrieving a golf ball from a pond at a miniatyre golf course
6/18/2013HerndonVABennett Rill14electrocuted when he touched a power line while standing on the roof of Fox Mill Elementary School
10/31/2013NashvilleTNChristopher Ellison9electrocuted when he ran over a downed power line with his bicycle
6/30/2014DixonILLandyn Keener3electrocuted when he touched the door handle on an improperly-grounded RV, while standing on wet grass
10/4/2014YpsilantiMIChristian Lorinczy13electrocuted when he touched a fence that had become electrically-charged at Lincoln High School