The man was carrying a ladder, going around a tree, when firefighters say he struck a wire and was electrocuted.
ASHTABULA COUNTY , Ohio - Saybrook Township firefighters say a roofer was electrocuted Thursday afternoon while he was carrying a ladder.According to Saybrook Township Fire Chief John Jyurovat, the man was an employee of a roofing company and was there completing work.
He was carrying an aluminum ladder upright, going around a tree, when firefighters say he unintentionally struck a low-hanging, live wire. Firefighters took him to Ashtabula Medical Center, and he was then taking by helicopter to a trauma center, according to Jyurovat.Warrensville Heights Mayor Brad Sellers charged in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
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