Two Men Electrocuted to Death While Trimming Trees

The men were electrocuted when the aluminum ladder they were on slipped and hit a live power line.

Sep 9, 2014

A recent Florida news item reported that two men died after being electrocuted while trimming palm trees near a Naples condominium.

The men were working on a 30-foot aluminum ladder when it slipped and hit a live power line. They were pronounced dead at a hospital. The unfortunate incident is being investigated with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Read the original story here.

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