From 1992 to 2005, at least 154 workers were killed after a metal ladder they were using came in contact with an overhead power line, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data cited in a recent ...

Between 1992 and 2005 at least 154 workers were killed by electrocution when a metal ladder came into contact with overhead power wires, according to the most recent data available from the Bureau of ...

Workers risk electrocution when using metal ladders around energized, overhead power lines. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has developed recommendations to prevent injuries ...

Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS A pair of extension ladders are strewn in the yard of the Mt. Pleasant Street home in Derry where two men suffered severe electrical shock when the ladders came in contact ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WVEC) -- Two firefighters are were taken to the hospital after a truck ladder came into contact with power lines during routine equipment checks at Fire Station 9 in Newport News ...

Two firefighters were injured in North Philadelphia on Monday morning after a ladder came in contact with a power line. NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Two firefighters were injured in North Philadelphia ...