Worker electrocuted on ladder near Ortman Ln and S 9th St, Lafayette IN


A worker was electrocuted while on a ladder working on a power line near Ortman Lane and South 9th Street. The worker was breathing and talking at the scene when emergency services were dispatched.
Audio|Source: Tippecanoe County Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 8, engine 8, be en route to the intersection of South 9th Street and Ortman Lane for a man working on a power line on a ladder, got electrocuted.
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Status is unknown, go further on Channel 8, timeout 1201.
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Squad 7 only, be en route to assist engine 8, Ortman Lane and South 9th Street.
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Squad 7, standard dispatch.
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Squad 7, Squad 7 only, be in route, Ortman Lane in South 9th Street.
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This is going to be in reference to a worker that was working on a power line, possibly got electrocuted.
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He is breathing and talking currently still up on the ladder.
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Again, Ortman and South 9th to assist engine 8.
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Squad 7, we're on Channel 8, 1205.
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Location mentioned:
Ortman Ln & S 9th St, Lafayette, IN 47909
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