On June 7, 2004, an apprentice lineman was killed by electrocution while working on a transmission line construction project Watertown, South Dakota
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June 7, 2004
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June 7, 2004
On June 7, 2004, at about 2105 hours (CDT), an apprentice lineman employed by Mustang Line Contractors, Inc., a Western contractor, was killed by electrocution while working on a transmission line construction project east of Watertown, South Dakota. The victim was transported by ambulance to a hospital in Canby, Minnesota, where he was pronounced dead.