{"id":108008,"date":"2024-11-28T18:03:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T18:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/man-nearly-electrocuted-to-death-while-hanging-christmas-lights-on-tree\/"},"modified":"2024-11-28T18:03:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T18:03:44","slug":"man-nearly-electrocuted-to-death-while-hanging-christmas-lights-on-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/man-nearly-electrocuted-to-death-while-hanging-christmas-lights-on-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Man nearly electrocuted to death while hanging Christmas lights on tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-11-28\/WellesleyPD_112824_ElectrocutionInvestigation.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Via Facebook \/ Wellesley Police Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(NEW YORK) &#8212; A man was nearly electrocuted to death after being hired to hang Christmas lights on a large tree in Massachusetts, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred on Wednesday at approximately 10 a.m. when the Wellesley Police Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a man had possibly been electrocuted on Falmouth Circle in Wellesley, according to a statement from the Wellesley Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe victim, a contractor hired by a resident, was installing holiday lights on a large tree using a pole,\u201d authorities said. \u201cIt appears that the pole being used came into close proximity, or contact with, a primary electrical line on a utility pole. The victim appears to have then received a life-threatening electrical shock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man who suffered the electric shock immediately fell unconscious, appeared to be having a seizure and had stopped breathing, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The Wellesley Police Dispatcher subsequently provided the person who called the emergency services CPR instructions and the caller administered CPR until officers arrived on scene a few moments later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWellesley Police Officers Tim Gover, Mike Pino, and Scott Whittemore were the first emergency responders to arrive on scene and observed that the victim appeared to be in sudden cardiac arrest,\u201d police said. \u201cA co-worker of the victim was performing chest compressions as instructed by Wellesley Police Dispatchers. Wellesley Police Officers took over CPR and began to clear the area, as the actual cause of the electrocution was unknown at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emergency responders then used a defibrillator on the victim while continuing to provide CPR. Multiple shocks were given to the man until he was revived and regained a pulse, police said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe victim was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital by Needham Fire,\u201d according to the Wellesley Police Department. \u201cThe victim was initially treated at Newton Wellesley Hospital, and then transferred to the Massachusetts General Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wellesley Police Detectives conducted an investigation and determined that the large pole the man was using to string the holiday lights came into close proximity, or actual contact with, a primary electrical line on the top of the utility pole and he was electrocuted when contact was made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was contacted per departmental policy to investigate,\u201d police said. \u201cOSHA investigators responded to the scene and are working with the WMLP and Wellesley Police. The Wellesley Police, Fire, and WMLP Departments extend our thoughts and prayers to the victim and his family during this tragic incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incident is currently under investigation and no further information is available at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Facebook \/ Wellesley Police Department (NEW YORK) &#8212; A man was nearly electrocuted to death after being hired to hang Christmas lights on a large tree in Massachusetts, police said. 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