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Show POWER COMPANY WORKER KILLED CIRCLE VILLE, Utah, Oct. i il'.nt A Tclluride Power company employe, 38-year-old Lloyd E. Olson Ol-son of Redmon was killed late yesterday when a bolt of lightning struck a line on which he was working. Eleven other men working work-ing on the same line reported they felt the force of the lightning, but none was injured seriously. Reed Blomquist, 35, of Richfield, who was working on the same pole with Olson, was. knocked unconscious un-conscious by the bojt. Olson and the other members of the crew were doing retie work on the line with the current off. The lightning bolt struck the line somewhere near the south end of section on which the men were working, it was reported by George Brox of Marysvale, supervisor, super-visor, and traveled some distance along the wire before reaching the men. It was believed Olsen had a firm grip on one of the wires when the bolt struck and received the full force of the lightning discharge. |