Email 5-28-2020 2From:Shelly Thomsen
To:All
Subject:Accident at Verizon Construction Site
Date:Thursday, May 28, 2020 12:52:59 PM
Good afternoon everyone,
As many of you know, Verizon leases a piece of District land behind the bone yard and is currently
constructing a cell-phone tower. At around 10am this morning there was an accident on the
construction site where a contractor working for Verizon was injured. South Lake Tahoe Fire
Department responded and the injured operator was transported to Barton. No District staff was
involved in the accident. My heart goes out to the operator, his family, and all of those who were
on-site at the time.
Construction work has significant risks and can be dangerous. As we enter construction season I
encourage everyone to be extra careful on jobsites this summer. We will share more information
when we can,
Shelly Thomsen
Public Affairs and Conservation Manager
South Tahoe Public Utility District
sthomsen@stpud.us
(530) 543-6208