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BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Authorities say an electrical worker using a truck’s aerial bucket lift to work on an overhead power line in Broomfield was killed and his co-worker was injured when the bucket gave out.
The Adams County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died as 53-year-old Ross K. Thompson of Lakewood.
North Metro Fire Rescue says he was thrown from the bucket Friday morning, struck the truck and died at the scene. His co-worker was taken to a hospital but was expected to survive.
Both worked for Sturgeon Electric Co. Inc. The company says Thompson was a foreman.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was investigating.
