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46-Year-Old Man Electrocuted While on the Job: Investigations Underway
Investigations into the death of a worker on a construction site are underway after he was electrocuted while handling a metal object being hoisted by a crane. Tragically, despite receiving medical treatment, he did not survive the incident.
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Investigations are underway into the death of a 46-year-old man who was electrocuted while on the job around 11:40 a.m.
According to police, the general worker was working on the roof of a building under construction at Salters, St George. He was handling a long metal object that was being hoisted by a crane when that object came into contact with electrical lines, resulting in the man being electrocuted and falling to the ground.
He was assisted by other persons prior to the arrival of the ambulance which rushed him to hospital.
However, he died while receiving medical treatment.
