BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A 42-year-old man was electrocuted Tuesday while “working on a project” in Brevard County, according to sheriff’s officials.
Deputies said the electrocution happened at a home in the 1400 block of Lake Drive in the Cocoa area.
According to an initial report, the man thought the current was off, but it wasn’t.
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A dispatcher reported that the man’s daughter who called 911 was screaming.
“My dad is dead, he’s dead, oh my God,” she said in the 911 call. “He got shocked... He was messing with stuff and he got electrocuted.”
The day after the electrocution, the sheriff’s office still hasn’t identified the man.
A family member said he made a living installing flooring, and the workstation where he died was located in his front yard.
At a blue-collar business on the street, Rod Plumley was working with electricity.
“Just like here, you’ve got to be careful,” the welder said. “Everything I do every day is dangerous.”
Plumley, of X-Treme Machine Services, said he learned what happened to his neighbor when he came back to work after the holiday.
“I heard from other people that somebody got electrocuted,” he recalled. “And you know, it was sad. It was a waste of a good life.”
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