08.05.2015

Communications man electrocuted

A man died on Tuesday in Westover near Morgantown, West Virginia after he contacted a low hanging overhead power line while working from an aerial work platform.

The man, Douglas Michael Peterman, 34, was employed by Westside Communications and was, we understand, installing phone/data lines at the time. We have no further information at this time.

The incident is being investigated by OSHA