WAYNE CO.—A tragic accident in Fairfield resulted in a young Mill Shoals man being fatally electrocuted yesterday.
Mike Adams, 22, of Mill Shoals, was working at the Dan Atkins residence east of Fairfield yesterday (Monday, July 21, 2013) just after noon when he was shocked while operating a welder on a compression tank. Adams operates as an independent contractor.
He was taken to Fairfield Memorial Hospital at about 12:15, but he was declared deceased at 1 p.m. There was an autopsy scheduled for this morning in Wayne County, to confirm electrocution as cause of death.