Shock

Eardrum damage while on the phone:

Lobermeier v. General Tel. Co. of Wis., 119 Wis. 2d 129, 349 N.W.2d 466 (1984) (Wis. Sup. Ct.)

Using a VOIP phone or laptop plugged into your perhaps un-grounded cable modem?

Shock and/or fire

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