Young worker electrocuted on roof

A young worker has died in an incident at a home in Melbourne’s outer-west yesterday evening.

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It is believed the 19-year-old man was electrocuted while installing an air-conditioner on the roof of the two storey Plumpton dwelling.

WorkSafe is investigating.

The fatality brings the number of workplace deaths this year to three, compared to one at the same time last year.