Southwestern Electric Cooperative has denied allegations brought against it in a wrongful death lawsuit.<\/p>\n
Nancy Mechochko filed the lawsuit, claiming that her husband, Gregory Mechochko, was in contact with a concrete mixer as he was working on January 23, 2013, when an uninsulated power line collapsed and touched the concrete mixer. The man died on February 12.<\/p>\n
The power line, which was the property of Southwestern Electric Cooperative, allegedly collapsed when it was struck by a track hoe.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit claims that Mechochko was working on a construction site in Maryville, Illinois \u2014 near the intersection of Lakeview Acres Road and State Route 162 \u2014 when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n
On September 12, 2013, Southwestern Electric Cooperative brought allegations against Thiems Construction Company as a third party defendant. The construction company responded by arguing that contribution is barred by the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act’s exclusive remedy provision.<\/p>\n
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