JANESVILLE — A worker has died and another person was injured Saturday when they fell from a boom truck during a demonstration at the Rock County Fairgrounds.
According to a news release, deputies from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office responded about 10:30 a.m. Saturday to a report of two people who had fallen from a boom truck at the Rock County 4-H Fairgrounds.
Janesville Fire and Janesville Police Department responded as well.
Rock Energy Cooperative was having an Employee Appreciation Day on the grounds, according to a news release from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office.
During a demonstration of equipment, two subjects fell from approximately 10 feet while a boom was extended on one of the trucks.
An employee, a 59-year-old man from Milton, and a 62-year-old woman from Janesville, were transported by Janesville Fire to the Mercy Trauma Center in Janesville.
The man was pronounced dead at the hospital and the woman received medical treatment for her injuries.
Members from the Detective Bureau and Drone Team responded to the scene.
The investigation was turned over to OSHA investigators.
The name of the deceased will be released by the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office at a later date.
