2 roof workers electrocuted after ladder touched power lines in N.H.
Both suffered life threatening injuries and have been taken to separate hospitals.
DERRY, N.H. (AP) — Two workers from a roofing company were electrocuted when their ladder came into contact with overhead wires in Derry, police said.
The men suffered life-threatening injuries on Monday night and were taken to separate hospitals in Boston, police said. Their conditions weren’t immediately known.
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating.
Police reminded residents to always look up before raising a ladder and keep ladders at least 10 feet away from power lines.
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