Quite possibly, but an electrical burn depends upon current density. Old-fashioned single pole diathermy (surgeons for the use of) uses a pair of forceps or other pointy instrument at the cutting/sealing end and a large pad at the other.
Similarly, whilst defibrillators may leave a red mark, they do not burn the skin.
If you look at the size of the burn in the photo, and the adjacent scorch marks on the fingers/palm, it looks to me like this is the result of a flash effectively happenning 'inside' a closed hand placed over the an arcing contact. The article says it was done on a power block, so potentially flat on the floor with the hand above.
Quite possibly, but an electrical burn depends upon current density. Old-fashioned single pole diathermy (surgeons for the use of) uses a pair of forceps or other pointy instrument at the cutting/sealing end and a large pad at the other.
Similarly, whilst defibrillators may leave a red mark, they do not burn the skin.
If you look at the size of the burn in the photo, and the adjacent scorch marks on the fingers/palm, it looks to me like this is the result of a flash effectively happenning 'inside' a closed hand placed over the an arcing contact. The article says it was done on a power block, so potentially flat on the floor with the hand above.
