Watsonville Man Killed In Work-Related Accident

The Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office has identified a man who died after falling from a boom truck in San Jose on Wednesday morning.

Watsonville resident Jose Macias Jr., 38, died after falling from the truck at about 9:40 a.m. in the area of South Second and Martha streets, according to the medical examiner’s office and San Jose police.

Macias was pronounced dead at the scene, police Officer Albert Morales said.

He worked for ABM Electrical & Lighting, which provides electrical and lighting services, according to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health. San Jose city spokesman David Vossbrink said ABM is a subcontractor for OpTerra Energy Services, a San Francisco firm that has a contract with San Jose to retrofit about 18,000 city streetlights with LED lights.

ABM completed the bulk of its work last month, Vossbrink said. The firm will finish this summer after converting about 200 more lights. Vossbrink said OpTerra has a contract for about one-third of the city’s streetlights.

OpTerra’s vice president of operations John Gajan said in a statement, “We are deeply saddened by (Wednesday) morning’s tragedy, and our prayers are with the deceased’s family and co-workers. We are coordinating with our subcontractor, ABM, and the city of San Jose to help determine the cause.”

--Bay City News