MIDDLETOWN – A Brick man died while working on a lift that touched a power line, causing him to fall nearly 20 feet, police said.
Kevin McAdorey, 58, of Brick, was working in a shopping center on Route 35 at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
Middletown Deputy Police Chief Paul Bailey said McAdorey was on a motorized scissor lift when it touched power lines.
McAdorey fell 20 feet to the ground and was unconscious when first responders arrived. He was brought to Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank where he was pronounced dead, police said.
At this time, police did not disclose a reason why the lift touched the powerlines and caused McAdory to fall. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating this incident.
