US EditionRoofer Electrocuted After Ladder Hits Power Line at Church
BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUN 25 – One roofer died and three suffered cardiac arrest after contacting a 23,000-volt power line while moving a ladder on a sloped roof, officials said.
- Four roofers from Bucko Roofing were shocked after their metal ladder hit a 23,000-volt power line at Grace Lutheran Church on Wednesday morning.
- The ladder tilted back on an uneven surface and struck the top electrical line while all four men were in contact with it, causing the shock.
- Three of the men experienced cardiac emergencies and were hospitalized, with three admitted to Heritage Valley Hospital and one to UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh.
- Duquesne Light confirmed the line carried 23,000 volts and said investigators are on site examining the incident in Rochester, Beaver County.
- A 28-year-old man from Coraopolis suffered fatal high-voltage electrocution in this accidental event, while a fourth individual who sustained burns declined hospital care.
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Roofer electrocuted after ladder hits power line at church
By Nick Matoney, Ava Rash Click here for updates on this story ROCHESTER, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — One person was electrocuted while working on a roof in Beaver County on Wednesday morning. Victor Garcia, 28, of Coraopolis, died from “high voltage electrocution,” and the manner of death was ruled accidental, Coroner David Gabauer said in an email Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at Grace Lutheran Church in the 300 block of Adams Street …
Officials: 4 workers electrocuted while working on roof in Beaver County; one dead
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