Sunday, August 9, 2015

Electric contractor electrocuted to death in Concord, Illinois after his ladder came in contact with high-voltage power line




A contractor for an area home supply store was fatally shocked Friday at a home in rural White County, Ill. 

Sheriff Doug Maier responded to a report that two men fell off of a roof at a home in the small southern White County village of Concord.

Upon arrival, police quickly learned the two were shocked after an extension ladder they used to access the roof had come into contact with a high-voltage power line. Both men were on the ground when officers arrived.

Jetzari Gonzalez, 23 of Pontoon Beach, Ill. was transported to the hospital in McLeansboro, Illinois where he was pronounced dead. His co-worker, Hector Gonzalez, 21 was airlifted from the scene to St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville where his condition is listed as stable.

The scene of the accident was 651 County Road 1393 E. in Concord.