Friday, February 13, 2009

Line worker dies from McCracken fall

A Minnesota utility worker involved in an accident earlier in the week in McCracken County died Thursday at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. 

Jackson Purchase Energy said 35-year-old Andrew Reichwein died at 8:30 a.m., at Lourdes Hospital. Reichwein was a guest worker from Minnesota. He and a local lineman were working on a power line when both men fell almost 40 feet. 

A 300 pound transformer fell on top of Reichwein, official said.

His death brings the total fatalities from the storm to 36 statewide.