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PG&E Sued by Family of Electrocution Victim

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is being sued by the family of a San Mateo, Calif., man who died after being electrocuted by a fallen power line. The San Mateo County Times reports the wife and daughters of 55-year-old Enrique …

No Citations in Deadly Illinois Cornfield Accident

Citations won’t be filed after two young farm workers were electrocuted while removing tassels from corn in rural northwestern Illinois last summer, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Wednesday. Jade Garza and Hannah Kendall, both 14, of Sterling died …

Ohio Man Electrocuted While Checking Crash Site

A man stepped on a downed power line and was electrocuted while trying to check the condition of a driver whose SUV had veered off the road and struck a utility pole near his northwestern Ohio home, authorities said. The …

Texas-based Oil, Gas Contractor Cited in North Dakota

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Houston-based oil and gas contractor for two safety violations after a worker was electrocuted at a job site in Williston in May. Tom Deutscher with OSHA in …

California Man Electrocuted by Fallen Power Line

A Southern California man has been electrocuted by a power line that fell on him outside his home. The Los Angeles Times says 24-old Joel Ramirez died Saturday night. The San Gabriel Valley Union-Tribune says the man was inside his …

Dad of Girl Electrocuted on Illinois Farm Files Suit

The father of a northwestern Illinois girl who was electrocuted while removing tassels from corn has filed a wrongful death suit against Monsanto Corp. Hannah Kendall and Jade Garza, both 14 years old and from Sterling, were killed July 25 …

OSHA Cites Howard Industries in Mississippi

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Howard Industries for 17 safety and health violations following the January death of a worker who was electrocuted while calibrating a transformer test station. Authorities say the worker was testing electrical transformers …