Newbury, N.H., June 2012—A tree service worker was electrocuted in Newbury when a crane he was working near came in contact with a high-voltage electric line.
The worker was standing with his hand on a wood chipper 20 feet from the crane when the crane touched a power line. Electricity traveled down the crane, through the ground and into the wood chipper. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he died. OSHA is investigating. – www.wmur.com
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