Man electrocuted while working on powerlines, electric company says.
MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA/Gray News) - A utility worker in West Virginia died by electrocution while on the job Wednesday. West Virginia State Police said 24-year-old Daniel McGrath was installing fiber optic wire while working on a bucket truck near a road in Oakvale. American Electric Power said it was contacted by the Mercer County 911 Center that afternoon. WVVA said AEP was asked to turn off the power to a utility pole in Oakvale. AEP reported McGrath had come into contact with a line on that pole, and first responders were unable to move his […]This content is for BHHC Safety Center policy holders.
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