Contractor worker electrocuted in Danville construction lift
Posted April 08, 2017 7:00 am
DANVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after a man in a downtown Danville construction lift was electrocuted.
Police spokesman Nate Lien says the man was a contractor working at the Danville Christian Church. The worker made contact with a high-voltage power line while he was in the lift and was later pronounced dead.
Lien says it appears it was an accident.
The Indianapolis Star reports (http://indy.st/2peHi8M ) the contractor was believed to be in his 50s and came into contact with the electricity while working on church gutters.
A power company was on the scene to check the lines.
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Information from: The Indianapolis Star, http://www.indystar.com
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