Berman & Simmons Files Lawsuit After Electrician's Helper Dies on First Day of Work

Berman & Simmons' Attorney Travis Brennan filed a civil lawsuit in Penobscot County Superior Court against Bowman Constructors on behalf of the family of Brady A. Andrews, a 19-year-old electrician's helper who died from electrocution on his first day of work.

BANGOR, Maine, Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Berman & Simmons, a Maine personal injury and medical malpractice law firm, has filed a civil lawsuit in Penobscot County Superior Court against Bowman Constructors on behalf of the family of Brady A. Andrews, a 19-year-old electrician's helper who died from electrocution on his first day of work. The family is represented by one of Maine's leading trial attorneys, Travis M. Brennan. 

The complaint alleges negligence, pre-death suffering, and wrongful death, and seeks compensatory damages, interest, and costs. According to the complaint, the general contractor, Bowman Constructors, hired CC Electric to assist with the electrical work, and CC Electric employed Brady Andrews as an electrician's helper. The complaint alleges that on June 24, 2024, his first day at the job site, the project's Master Electrician was not present. While Brady Andrews was conducting a voltage test on a wire in a junction box above a suspended ceiling he came into contact with an unguarded live wire. Co-workers called 911, but Brady Andrews died from his injuries.

The complaint alleges that Bowman failed to hire and supervise the Master Electrician responsible for the electrical work, failed to train, supervise, and communicate with workers and contractors, failed to recognize the hazards of energized, unguarded, and ungrounded circuits, and failed to follow industry standards and OSHA safety regulations.

"Last year, over 1000 construction workers in this country went to work and never came home. That's about three families every single day getting the worst phone call of their lives. On June 24, 2024, Brady's family received one of these calls and their lives have never been the same since. Obtaining accountability in this case isn't only about justice for Brady's family, it's how the next worker stays alive." Berman & Simmons is Maine's leading personal injury and medical malpractice law firm, representing clients throughout all 16 of Maine's counties. With history dating back over 100 years, Berman & Simmons is powered by 12 attorneys and more than 40 legal professionals. The firm has recovered more than $1.5 billion in verdicts and settlements on behalf of injured plaintiffs. The firm maintains offices in Lewiston, Portland, Biddeford, and Bangor, Maine.

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SOURCE Berman & Simmons, P.A.