OSHA fines company after worker's electrocution death 
by IBR Contributor
Published: March 21,2008
Time posted: 1:00 am
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a construction company over the electrocution death of an employee.
Thirty-eight-year-old Kenneth Lahn died Feb. 5 in Jerome after a crane he was working on hit a live power line. The operator of the crane was unharmed, but the 7,000-volt surge grounded through Lahn, killing him.
OSHA Area Director Jerry Hockett says the workers didn't recognize the hazard the power line posed.
OSHA cited Utah-based Allstate Construction, fining the company $4,000 and ordering it to improve safety procedures. Hockett says Allstate officials have since upgraded their safety program to ensure that employees do a better job of analyzing hazards.
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