18.11.2017

Tree trimmer electrocuted

A man trimming trees from a trailer lift in Akron, Ohio, was electrocuted last Tuesday, while the woman he was working with was very seriously injured.

George Csikos, 38 and Jessica Richmond, 46, had been hired by the home owner - who had just acquired the house - to remove limbs from the trees looming over the home. The two were working from a JLG T500J trailer lift and had made considerable progress when Csikos is said to have touched the live overhead power lines. He was badly burnt and was declared dead at the scene. The emergency services said that Richmond fell to the ground and was initially conscious. Whether she was blown out of the platform or jumped, is not clear. Her condition is said to have stabilised a little during the week, but is still critical
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The scene after the emergency services had departed and the platform had been stowed.

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UPDATE
Jessica Richmond has now died five days after falling from the platform, after it came into contact with power lines.