A worker removing debris from an ice storm was killed when the lift he was standing in came into contact with a power line.
The Messenger of Madisonville reports 38-year-old Raymond Morris was apparently electrocuted in the weekend accident.
Providence Assistant Police Chief Brent McDowell says Morris was aloft in a scissors truck when the incident occurred about 4:50 p.m. Friday.
Morris was transported to Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Hopkins County Coroner Dennis Mayfield said it appeared 38-year-old Raymond Morris had been electrocuted. Morris, of Providence, worked for Ware Trucking.
The death was the 37th that Kentucky officials say can be connected to the January ice storm.
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Information from: The Messenger
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