Colorado Springs Electrocution Injury Lawyer

Most electrical injuries happen because someone skipped a safety step. Common causes include:

• Exposed, frayed, or faulty wiring in homes, rentals, and businesses
• Downed or low-hanging power lines after storms and high winds
• Contact with overhead lines while using ladders, cranes, or lifts
• Missing ground fault (GFCI) protection near water
• Defective tools, appliances, chargers, and extension cords
• Unsafe work on live circuits without lockout/tagout
• Poorly maintained pools, hot tubs, and outdoor lighting

Electrical hazards are one of the four leading causes of construction deaths, according to OSHA. If you were hurt on a job site, our Colorado Springs construction accident lawyers can help.

Electricity can harm the body in more than one way. Our Colorado Springs team handles cases involving:

• High-voltage shocks from power lines and transformers
• Low-voltage shocks from outlets, appliances, and wiring
• Electrical burn injuries, including internal burns
• Arc flash and arc blast injuries
• Falls caused by a shock, such as a fall from a ladder or roof
• Fatal electrocutions, through a wrongful death claim

Whatever happened, the question is the same: did someone else’s carelessness cause your injury? We answer that with evidence.

Get medical care right away, even if you feel fine. Electricity can damage your heart, muscles, and nerves without leaving much of a mark on your skin. Then, if you can:

• Do not touch the person or the source if the power may still be on
• Call 911 and report downed lines to Colorado Springs Utilities
• Take photos of the wiring, outlet, product, or line involved
• Keep the product, cord, or tool. Do not throw it away or return it.
• Get names and phone numbers of witnesses
• Report a workplace injury to your employer in writing
• Call The Law Giant before you talk to any insurance company

Couldn’t do all of this? That’s okay. We can track down much of the evidence for you, as long as we start early.

Electrical injuries are often worse than they look. They can cause:

• Cardiac arrest and irregular heartbeat
• Deep tissue and internal organ burns
• Nerve damage, numbness, and chronic pain
• Brain injury, memory loss, and trouble focusing
• Amputation of fingers, hands, or limbs
• Vision and hearing loss
• Anxiety, depression, and PTSD

Some symptoms show up days or weeks later. That’s why your medical records from the first visit forward matter so much.

More than one party may share the blame. Depending on what happened, that could include:

• Property owners and landlords who ignore exposed wiring or known hazards (see our premises liability page)
• Electrical contractors who install or repair systems badly
• General contractors who run unsafe job sites
• Utility companies that fail to maintain or mark lines
• Manufacturers of defective tools, chargers, and appliances (see our product liability page)

How The Law Giant Builds Your Case

We move fast to protect the evidence. We inspect the scene, preserve the product or wiring, pull inspection and maintenance records, and work with electrical engineers when needed. That shows exactly what failed and who should have prevented it.

Two-Year Filing Deadline

In most cases, you have two years from the date of injury to file a lawsuit in Colorado. A wrongful death claim also generally has two years (C.R.S. 13-80-102).

Claims Against Colorado Springs Utilities

Colorado Springs Utilities is owned by the community. Colorado lets you sue a public entity for injuries from operating or maintaining an electric utility. But you must give written notice within 182 days of discovering the injury, or you can lose the claim (C.R.S. 24-10-106 and 24-10-109). For injuries in 2026, recovery against a public entity is limited to $505,000 per person (Colorado Secretary of State).

A full claim covers every way the injury has changed your life, including:

• Emergency care, burn unit stays, and surgery
• Future medical care, therapy, and rehab
• Lost wages and lost earning capacity
• Pain, suffering, and emotional distress
• Scarring, disfigurement, and loss of enjoyment of life

The value depends on how badly you were hurt, the cost of your care, and the insurance available. We count every category, including future costs insurers like to ignore.

Most claims follow the same basic steps:

• Investigation: we gather records, photos, and expert opinions
• Treatment: you focus on healing while we track your costs
• Demand: we send the insurer a full accounting of your losses
• Negotiation: we reject low offers and push for a fair number
• Lawsuit: if the insurer won’t be fair, we file and prepare for trial

Most cases settle. But insurers pay more when they know your lawyer is ready for a jury, so we build every case that way from day one.

Call a lawyer as soon as you can if any of these apply:

• You needed a hospital stay, surgery, or burn care
• You missed work or can’t return to your job
• You were hurt on someone else’s property or job site
• A product, tool, or appliance may have been defective
• A utility or government agency may be involved
• An insurer is asking for a recorded statement

The consultation is free and there is no fee unless we win. Call 719-779-0090 or contact us online.

The Law Giant has recovered more than $850 million for injury victims. We handle the insurance company, the paperwork, and the investigation so you can focus on getting better. Because we work on contingency, you pay nothing unless we win.

Insurers make better offers when they know a firm is ready for trial. That is the leverage we bring to every case, and our team keeps you informed from the first call to the last check.

The Law Giant also handles burn injury, workplace injury, construction accident, premises liability, product liability, and wrongful death cases in Colorado Springs.