Cudahy Ewald's Venus Ford fatal industrial accident

CUDAHY, Wis. - A Johnson Creek man, 42, was killed in a suspected industrial accident Wednesday, March 29 at Ewald's Venus Ford in Cudahy.

Police were called to the scene on Layton Avenue around 3:30 p.m., where the victim was pronounced dead.

According to police, a preliminary investigation revealed the man was performing electrical work when he was found unresponsive.

On Thursday, the medical examiner identified the victim as Nicholas Jozefowski.

The medical examiner's report says he had worked there for five years and "wasn't a licensed electrician but would work on electrical issues along with other odd jobs."

On Wednesday afternoon, he was switching out overhead lights when a co-worker found him down on a scissor lift with a wire hanging above him from the ceiling. The medical examiner's report says he had electrical burns on his hands/face.

He was not breathing and did not have a pulse when first responders arrived. CPR was attempted, but Jozefowski was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Cudahy police said OSHA, the Milwaukee County medical examiner and Milwaukee County DA are assisting with the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to please contact Cudahy police at 414-769-2260.