Worker killed in Cowboys stadium accident

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 15 (UPI) -- A 45-year-old electrician was electrocuted at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium under construction in Arlington, Texas, authorities say.

Arlington Fire Department Battalion Chief Neal Strasser said Timothy Mackinnon was working on the football stadium's electrical system Saturday when he touched a high-voltage line and died despite efforts to revive him, the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram reported Sunday.

JMEG Electrical, the subcontractor that hired Mackinnon, offered its condolences to his family and said an investigation would be conducted.

"Our focus right now is with the family and friends of this individual, as well as on the investigation of the incident," the company said in a statement.

The Star-Telegram said the incident marked the fourth major accident at the construction site to date.

Since the project was started in April 2006, one worker was injured after falling 20 feet and another broke several vertebrae after being struck by a crane hook. Three other construction workers were hurt last Thursday when they were forced to jump 15-20 feet when a crane cable snapped, the newspaper said.