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Gary Wortman (31) died when the scaffolding he was working on touched a power line
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Electrocution
Published: Oct 22, 2014 @ 8:07 PM
Gary Wortman (31)
Date:
Aug 06, 2014
Cause of Death:
Electrocuted
Location:
Silsbee, TX
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Officials have released the names of three contract workers killed in an industrial accident Wednesday morning in Hardin County.
The deceased are identified as
Trevor James Riddick, 26, of Silsbee
Gary Edward Wortman, 31, of Silsbee
Samuel Anderson, 20, unknown address
Hardin County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Chief Deputy Kenny Davenport told 12News that the three men were contract workers who where constructing a metal building at Stream Line Well Testing located at 13604 Highway 69 N near Village Mills. They had to move a scaffolding shortly after 8 a.m. The scaffolding touched a power line and the workers received a severe shock. All three died from their injuries.
Hardin County Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Judge Tommy Hall pronounced all three workers deceased at the scene. He ordered autopsies on all three. The victim's bodies were taken to the Jefferson County morgue by Broussard's Mortuary.
The Hardin County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident.
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