She said both men were still alive when they were transported to the hospitals. An update on their conditions was not available Tuesday evening.
An official from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Cincinnati office said its in the early stages of the investigation and a compliance officer still needs to talk with the owner of the Oxford-based roofing company, American Asian Inc., and the injured employees.
The identities of the workers have not yet been released.
“We think potentially they were in the process of relocating a ladder,” said Ken Montgomery, OSHA’s Cincinnati area director. “There are safety regulations for the distance between ladders and power lines to prevent accidental contact.”
Montgomery said the men were removing Soffitt from under the overhang of the roof at Darrtown United Methodist Church, 4309 Walnut St., when they made contact with the hot line with their 40-foot extension ladder, which was extended to about 30 feet at the time of the accident.
The company had contact with OSHA in October 2008 concerning fall protection issues resulting in four serious violations and being assessed $1,500 for each violation, according to the OSHA enforcement database.
The owner, Chau Pham, was not available for comment. The company has been in business since 1980, according to its website.
Milford Twp. fire officials could not be reached for additional information about the incident.
Sally Thelen of Duke Energy said there were no electric outages as a result of the accident.
The Rev. Christopher Trumbull, the church’s pastor, declined to comment on the incident and referred questions about the roofers to the church’s trustees.
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