A lineman for the City of Danville, Va., was responding to a power outage in an elevated bucket truck when the accident occurred.
A KTI Utility Construction employee was preparing a worksite for utility pole installation when his bucket truck came in contact with the energized transmission line.
The Penn Power employee was inside of the truck's elevated bucket when it became unstable and turned on its side.
A Cook County, Ill., jury ruled against a food refrigeration company and its former fleet driver who allegedly had drugs in his system at the time of a 2012 accident.
Police say that it's likely the driver of an SUV who hit a bucket truck in an alley had experienced a medical emergency while driving.
Driving on a foggy night, two utility workers in Florida were killed when their truck overturned on the highway and crashed into a nearby canal.
Recent analysis by ATA of crash and mileage data has shown a decline in the rate of truck-involved fatalities in both the short and long term.
In February 2015, Joel Rebennack was working outside his cable truck in Boone County, Kentucky when Brenda Amerson hit Rebennack and his truck, which led to his death later that night. Police found that Amerson was drunk during the incident. Read the full story here.
In February, Joel Rebennack was working outside his cable truck when a drunk driver hit and killed him.
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has found that aerial work platforms (AWP) are one of the safest ways to perform work at height.
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