Worker Electrocuted When Ladder Comes in Contact with Electrical Lines

On June 1, 2010 at 1839 hrs. the Milford Fire Department Emergency Operations Center received a 911 telephone call reporting that 2 men had been electrocuted at 66 Point Beach Drive.

Engine 5, 6, Rescue 2 and the Shift Commander where dispatched to the scene and arrived within minutes of the original call.

Somehow workers were using a ladder to power wash the upper floors of the house when the ladder came in contact with the electrical wires. Both men received electrical shocks and were thrown to the ground. Crews from Engine 6 and Rescue 2 began to work on the men but determined that one of the individuals had succumbed to his injuries. The second worker received Advanced Life Support and was transported to Bridgeport Hospital Burn Unit.

Fire Department officials contacted OSHA who along with the Milford Police Department investigated the accident