Legal news for Connecticut construction accident attorneys—Three workmen were electrocuted when their ladder struck power line.
Branford, CT (NewYorkInjuryNews.com) – The Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) www.osha.gov investigates three workers who were attempting to restore a commercial building’s roof at 246 Meadow Street when they were electrocuted at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2010, according to New Haven Independent.
Three men had been using an aluminum ladder when it collapsed backwards on to a high voltage electrical power line 15 feet away. Officials reported that the power line had 13,200 volts on it. Two of the men instantly suffered form heart attacks from the shock and ceased breathing. The third worker sustained severe burns to his hands.
A witnessing worker rushed to help his co-workers who were lying on the ground “smoking”. Emergency medical services (EMS) hurried to the scene, while co-worked administered CPR to the unconscious victims. Medical personnel resuscitated the men at the scene of the shocking incident.
Officials on the scene identified the three men. One of the victims was 57-year-old Billy Twyford, the business owner of All Aspects of Carpentry. The company was apparently hired by North Branford Company to install a new roof. The two other workmen were identified as brothers — 27-yer-old Rory and 35-year-old Travis Moody. Twyford and Travis, who both had suffered from heart attacks, were taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital the transported to Bridgeport Hospital to be treated for burns.
They were reported to be in fair condition. Paramedics took Rory Mood to Westchester Medical Center, in New York, where he was treated for serious burns in the intensive care unit. Responding officials believed that this work-place accident could have been avoided. OSHA authorities are looking in to incident and performing a full investigation to determine if the correct safety precautions were taken and if the company had a credible permit to repair the roofing.
Bridget Hom
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