A maintenance worker with no electrical training was electrocuted while doing renovation work in a 10-story office tower. The victim was standing on an aluminum ladder removing ceiling tiles when both hands made contact with a 120-volt electrical wire that was hanging from the ceiling. A co-worker pushed the victim off the ladder – risking electrocution himself – and a supervisor called 911 and administered CPR, although it had been eight or nine years since he last took CPR training. After the incident, co-workers provided investigators with only limited information. They said the man had been attempting to cut the wire […]
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