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Two men electrocuted in Quebec workplace accident

Two workers were electrocuted while on the job in St. Hubert on November 4, 2014. Pascal Marchand/Global News

MONTREAL — Two men are being treated after being electrocuted while on the job in St. Hubert.

The incident happened just before 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.

Longueuil police said the men are employees of RG Aluminim on the South Shore.

They were cleaning out gutters, when they came in contact with a 14,400 volt charge.

The two men, one in his 20s, the other in his 50s, were taken to Charles-LeMoyne Hospital for treatment.

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