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HE WAS WALKING FROM A HAUL ROAD, IN A WHEAT FIELD, TOWARD A D-3 DOZER. HE WAS ABOUT 30 FEET FROMTHE THE DOZER WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK IN THE VICINITY (NOT KNOWN WHERE IT ACTUALLY STRUCK) CAUSING FATAL CARDIAC ARHYTHMIA, DUE TO ELECTRIC SHOCK, DUE TO THE LIGHTNING.
HE WAS FIRING A BLAST AND UPWARD PRESSURES FROM THE BLAST CAUSED CONNECTING WIRE OR AND CAP LEG WIRE TO CONTACT THE OVERHEAD POWELINE IN SOME CONFIGURATION CAUSING ELECTRICITY TO FOLLOW BACK T O THE BLASTING MACHINE RESULTING IN ELECTROCUTION.