Man in Bucket Truck Dies of Electrocution After Equipment Comes into Contact with Power Line While He’s Trimming Hedgerow

Erik Reyna-Wright was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said

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  • A worker for a tree service company was electrocuted while trimming a hedgerow on June 10 in Exeter Township, Penn., authorities said
  • The Berks County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Erik Reyna-Wright, 31, of Reading
  • The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident

A 31-year-old tree service worker was fatally electrocuted while on the job in Pennsylvania, officials said.

In a Thursday, June 11, updated news release, the Berks County Coroner’s Office detailed the circumstances that led to the death of Erik Reyna-Wright in what is being described as a workplace accident.

Authorities said that on the morning of Wednesday, June 10, Berks County 911 dispatch was notified about Reyna-Wright, an employee for a local tree service company, who was in a bucket truck in the rear of a private residence in the 4000 block of Grant Street…

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