By John Boyd
KWCH – August 30, 2013
A 20-year-old lineman dies after being shocked in Barber County Thursday. It happened on Northstar Road just north of Curry Lane.
Barber County Sheriff’s officials say they received a 911 call stating someone had been electrocuted. As crews were responding to the scene, they were advised that two men were hurt.
20-year-old Dakota Holt of Coulee Dam, Washington was rushed to an area hospital where he died from his injuries.
29-year-old Michael Rowan of Garden City was taken to a local hospital, then flown to a Wichita hospital for treatment of burns to his face, hands and feet.
According to the Sheriff’s Department, Track Utility was setting a pole when wind picked up and twisted the pole out of the grapple arms of the truck. The pole fell and struck a power line above the area the men were working. The pole was secured by a chain which kept the pole from falling to the ground.
Authorities say no signs of negligence were found.
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