Utility contractor, 26, electrocuted last week dies from injuries

Published 9:14 am Tuesday, August 29, 2017

A utility contractor injured in an accident while working in Welti last week has died from his injuries, according to the Cullman Electric Cooperative. 

Holden Beck, an employee of APL Power Services in Hixson, Tennessee, was working in Cullman County as an independent contractor for the co-op when he was apparently electrocuted Aug. 22. He was flown to UAB Hospital for treatment where he had been in critical condition.

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He passed away Monday afternoon. He was 26 years old and leaves behind a wife and five young  children.

A GoFundMe page was created to help the Beck family.