Maintaining the physical plant we all depend on is the job of a lot of dedicated individuals. Its not an easy job, and sometimes it can be a dangerous job.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/04/16/worker_electrocuted_while_fixing_telephone_pole/ SHARON, Mass. --A repairman for Verizon Communications Inc. was electrocuted Sunday morning while fixing a damaged telephone pole in Sharon, a company official said. [...] The fire department responded to a report of the worker shocked at about 8:30 a.m. Buckman was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
