Federal inspectors are investigating a Harrison factory where a worker was apparently electrocuted earlier this week.

Authorities say Tim Souther, 46, of Yellville was killed Tuesday morning while working on some electrical equipment at Tankinetics. Bill Nichols, director of operations at Tankinetics, says Souther was on a "man lift" elevated above the floor at the time of his death.

Nichols says inspectors from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating Souther's death. His body has been sent to the state Crime Laboratory in Little Rock for an autopsy.

Tankinetics makes composite materials used in corrosion-proof storage tanks and piping.


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