Abstract: AN EMPLOYER ASSIGNED TWO EMPLOYEES TO DRILL SOIL SAMPLES AT A WORKSITE. THE DRILL RIG WAS SET UP AT THE SITE, AND FOUR HOLES WERE DRILLED. DURING THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A FIFTH HOLE, THE RIG WAS SET ALONG AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. WHEN THE BOOM WAS RAISED, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE 12-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE (7200 VOLTS PHASE TO GROUND), ELECTROCUTING EMPLOYEE #1 AND SHOCKING EMPLOYEE #2. EMPLOYEE #2 SOUGHT HELP. WHEN HELP ARRIVED, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND IN THE MIDST OF A BRUSH FIRE, WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH AN ABC UNIT. THE ELECTRIC UTILITY HAD TO CUT OFF POWER TO REMOVE THE RIG AND EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS DEAD AT THE SCENE.