With commodity prices high copper pipe and wire are to some folks worth stealing. Apparently the price this shiny booty fetches outweighs the risk of jail or prison. But what about the risk of electrocution, does it outweigh the price of copper? An AP report indicates a man in southern Illinois was electrocuted while “stealing copper hit a live wire and was electrocuted.” Wire cutters and copper wire were found near his body. Urban mining is a new term used to describe stealing copper pipes from under inner city or suburban homes and other sources of copper wiring. An electrocution is accidental death by electric shock. According to my lawyer friend from Chicago, if you don’t die it’s just being shocked. The person has to die for it to be an electrocution.


For good advice see a lawyer and if you have questions about this blog, the law or your case write or call me directly. Steve Lombardi, sdlombardi@aol.com and 515-222-1110. I handle all types of personal injury cases including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers' compensation cases. We help truckers all across the country who come through Iowa and end up in an accident. If we need other lawyers from other states we hire them and it costs you no more than what you would pay us; in other words, we split the fee between us. So call 515-222-1110 or email us at sdlombardi@aol.com. 
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Urban Miner Electrocuted

With commodity prices high copper pipe and wire are to some folks worth stealing. Apparently the price this shiny booty fetches outweighs the risk of jail or prison. But what about the risk of electrocution, does it outweigh the price of copper? An AP report indicates a man in southern Illinois was electrocuted while "stealing copper hit a live wire and was electrocuted." Wire cutters and copper wire were found near his body. Urban mining is a new term used to describe stealing copper pipes from under inner city or suburban homes and other sources of copper wiring. An electrocution is accidental death by electric shock. According to my lawyer friend from Chicago, if you don't die it's just being shocked. The person has to die for it to be an electrocution.



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For good advice see a lawyer and if you have questions about this blog, the law or your case write or call me directly. Steve Lombardi, sdlombardi@aol.com and 515-222-1110. I handle all types of personal injury cases including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers' compensation cases. We help truckers all across the country who come through Iowa and end up in an accident. If we need other lawyers from other states we hire them and it costs you no more than what you would pay us; in other words, we split the fee between us. So call 515-222-1110 or email us at sdlombardi@aol.com. 
Steve Lombardi, Attorney




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