A painter was electrocuted and a co-worker survived a fall after they connected with a high voltage overhead power line. The two were using an aluminum extension ladder as they cleaned the brick wall of a three-story nursing home. They had finished work on one section and were moving to another location. The painter held the base of the ladder. The co-worker was climbing the 40-foot ladder and at the same time raising the extension. When the ladder was extended to 35 feet, it tipped backward. It struck a 7,200 volt overhead power line located 15 feet from the building. Because the […]