A company was contracted to dig post holes for a fencing project which was located adjacent to overhead power lines. A hydraulic auger with a 30-foot boom was being operated from a flatbed truck. On the day of the incident, the foreman and a co-worker were following the auger, placing posts in the holes. They heard an arcing noise and saw the boom of the truck touch the high voltage line. As they ran to the truck, it became engulfed in flames. They found the operator dead at the rear of the burning truck. This type of situation calls for a […]