A contractor working for Spectrum Telecommunications was killed on Chestnut Level after coming in contact with power lines.
Casey County Coroner Mike Brown confirmed that Jeffrey "Jessie" David Henry, 32, of Newport News, Virginia, was electrocuted on Oct. 8. Brown said that it was not clear how Henry came in contact with the power lines, but he was working near the utility poles.
Brown said that the accident was being investigated by Spectrum, along with the power utility, and OSHA.
According to Henry's obituary, he leaves behind a wife and three children.
"Jessie was a very hard worker, and excelled in his career. More than anything he loved his family and was a very caring man. He would go out of his way to help those in need," the Maddox Funeral Home obituary reads.
His funeral was on Oct. 30 in Virginia.
Since the summer, Spectrum has been working on a multi-million dollar project to bring high-speed fiber-optic internet service to rural areas in Casey County. In August and September, the Casey County Fiscal Court questioned the company following dozens of complaints regarding contractor behavior, including damaging private property as well as cutting through a water line and ...