Clayton Kloesel Obituary – CPS Energy worker dies after being electrocuted while working on power lines during outage, Clayton Kloesel Death, San Antonio Texas CPS Energy Worker Dies After Being Electrocuted, Power Lines Killed Clayton Kloesel During Outage. “Today I lost a friend of mine from childhood back in my Texas up bringing days. “I played all star baseball with this man for 7 straight years and always knew how to rake a ball low in the zone.” He has left behind a wife and multiple children. He was a very hard working and dedicated man that lost his life on the job while working on a power line.”
A CPS Energy lineman was electrocuted early on Tuesday, July 23, while working to restore storm-related power outages in west Bexar County, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as 32-year-old Clayton Kloesel. Officials said that the lineman was on the utility pole when a power surge struck. The utility workers believed that electricity had been cut to the line that was being worked on, according to KSAT.
A BCSO spokesperson said that deputies attempted life saving measures but the man was pronounced dead around 5:30 a.m. BCSO is continuing to investigate. The San Antonio power company worked overnight to restore power, with outages impacting more than 6,000 customers around 7 p.m. That figure dropped to about 3,200 by 6:45 a.m., and has shrunk to approximately 850 customers as of 9:15 a.m.
