LarryTheCableGuy
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I'm not a tree or bucket guy, but I imagine that this was completely avoidable. Damn.
Developing Story: Fatal Utility Truck Accident in Grass Valley Area (Update 1)
By Michael P. Neufeld
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Lake Arrowhead, CA – At 4:47 p.m. Monday, November 12, a report was received that a utility truck had tipped over while working in the Grass Valley Fire area. San Bernardino County Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the scene and a seriously injured individual was transported by ambulance to Mountains Community Hospital.
At 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 13, the San Bernardino County Coroner posted the following on their web site:
"On November 12, 2007 at 4:45 PM, a 25 year-old male, a resident of Mexico City, Mexico, was standing in the basket of a hydraulic boom on a cable repair truck replacing cable near Marin Lane and Merced Lane in Lake Arrowhead when the vehicle started to move ejecting him from the basket. Emergency personnel responded and transported him to Mountains Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:49 PM. An autopsy will be conducted this week to determine the cause of death. When next of kin has been notified, his name will be released. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident."
Developing Story: Fatal Utility Truck Accident in Grass Valley Area (Update 1)
By Michael P. Neufeld
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Lake Arrowhead, CA – At 4:47 p.m. Monday, November 12, a report was received that a utility truck had tipped over while working in the Grass Valley Fire area. San Bernardino County Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the scene and a seriously injured individual was transported by ambulance to Mountains Community Hospital.
At 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 13, the San Bernardino County Coroner posted the following on their web site:
"On November 12, 2007 at 4:45 PM, a 25 year-old male, a resident of Mexico City, Mexico, was standing in the basket of a hydraulic boom on a cable repair truck replacing cable near Marin Lane and Merced Lane in Lake Arrowhead when the vehicle started to move ejecting him from the basket. Emergency personnel responded and transported him to Mountains Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:49 PM. An autopsy will be conducted this week to determine the cause of death. When next of kin has been notified, his name will be released. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident."
