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Jesse Troy Graham
5 Dec 1921 – 20 Dec 1954
| Birth | 5 Dec 1921 |
| Death | 20 Dec 1954 |
| Cemetery | East Lawn Memorial Park Sacramento , Sacramento County , California , USA |
| Added by | Little Orange in the Big Apple on 17 Oct 2017 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184362811 |
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Lineman Killed By 22,000 Volts Sacramento Union - 21 Dec 1954 Troy Graham, 33, of 2533 Larry Way, North Highlands, a lineman for Sacramento Utility District, was killed yesterday afternoon when he grounded 22,000 volts of electricity through his body. The accident occurred as he opened a switch on a steel tower near the Brighton substation of Pacific Gas and Electric substation of Pacific Gas and Electric company at Folsom Blvd and Power Inn Road. The high-tension line carries power from the P&GE substation to SMUD's North City substation at 22nd and A Streets. Dave H. Bohanon, SMUD safety engineer, said the cause of the accident was a mystery. "The tower was fully grounded and it shouldn't have happened." he was quoted as saying. He added that an investigation will be made. Coroner's Deputies Lial Hendershot and William Wells said the accident occurred about 4:10PM and Graham was pronounced dead at 6:40 PM by Dr. G. A. Prisinzano, assistant county autopsy surgeon, who had been on the scene for two hours. The switch Is high on the tower, operated by a long handle reaching to the ground. Witnesses told sheriff's deputies, however, that the lineman was on the tower when he was struck by the jolt of electricity. Spokesmen for SMUD said he had no reason to be on the tower and was believed to have been on the ground. Bohanon told coroner's deputies that the switch had been replaced three years ago. The line reportedly had been in use 30 to 35 years, The flash when the line short-circuited was seen by women working in the office of Pollock Construction Company across Folsom Boulevard, Kay Hudson and Mrs. E. Coats told Sheriff's Deputies Orlyn Knudson and Thomas Spencer that they saw "blue smoke," then saw the lineman fall, stand up, stagger for a moment, and collapse again. Gordon Pollock and Gus Weinberg of the construction firm ran across the street and began applying artificial respiration. A SMUD troubleshooter reached the scene a few min'utes later when it was noticed 'the circuit had gone dead. SMUD crews, the fire department, and ambulances from Sacramento Hospital and Mather Air Force Base all were called in an effort to revive the stricken lineman. Ray Eggers, SMUD line superintendent, said he had no explanation for the accident. "All he did was open a switch. He's done it thousands of times," Eggers said. He said Graham had been with SMUD for eight years before transferring to the utility district when it took over from PG&E. He is married and the father of two children.
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- Gertie Graham Parks 1898–1984
- Edna Vivian Graham Ratliff 1901–1986
- Clayton Spencer Clark 1903–1978 FaG
- Fulton J. Graham 1903–1984
- Ida Clark Graham 1909–1996 FaG
- Marshall J. Graham 1909–1983
- Gabel Fred "Gabe" Graham 1910–1947
- Agnes Hazel Clark Huckabay 1911–1996 FaG
- Cass Graham 1912–1915
- Edna Mae Clark Schoof 1914–1991 FaG
- Lucille Graham 1914–1917
- Willie Graham 1916–1916
- Pauline Marie Graham Jett 1923–1987
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