ARLINGTON, AZ (AZFamily)— State investigators are trying to determine what caused a fatal crane accident at a West Valley power plant.

On November 7, 50-year-old Mike Olver was killed APS Redhawk Power Plant Close to Buckeye.

His family is demanding answers, saying they don’t yet have clear information about what happened.

Olver’s family described him as a devoted husband and father of four children. His wife, Jenny, said she last spoke to him on the phone last Thursday.

“Yeah, just a normal ‘Hey baby,'” she said. “He probably had a minute to call; “Maybe there was a disruption for a while.”

He never thought this would be the last time.

“We had a great conversation and ended by saying, ‘I love you, bye,'” Jenny said.

Just a few hours after hanging up, he was told that Olver had had a work accident and died.

“I just screamed, ‘No, no, no.’ You know? “You just don’t believe it,” he explained.

Olver’s daughters are also having a hard time accepting his death.

“It feels like there’s a void right now that nothing can really fill,” said Falon, one of his daughters. “I feel like I’m missing a vital role in my life. “He was someone I was trying to emulate, so it was very hard to know that I would never have that again.”

More than a week has passed and the family says they still haven’t gotten the answers they’re looking for.

“As of now, the speculation is that a crane was involved. Did he suffer? “Did it happen instantly?” asked Brianna Olver, one of Olver’s daughters.

He worked at Bay-Valve in California and was contracted for a 10-day job replacing valves at the APS power plant in Arlington, Arizona.

“Being so experienced in the industry, safety is number one,” Jenny said. “He understood the security protocol. “He didn’t take it easy.”

The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or ADOSH, investigates possible violations of federal standards and Arizona statutes.

“Due to the nature of investigations and deaths, no one can explain exactly how or why. Was someone at fault? What was the security protocol? No one can say any of that right now, which is so frustrating,” Brianna said.

We know that Arizona Fire and Medical Authority paramedics responded to the scene, but they did not give us any information about the incident.

APS informed us that an investigation is ongoing and stated in part: “We are deeply saddened by the death of a contractor at the Redhawk Power Plant last week. No other individuals at the facility, the public, or facility operations were affected in any way as a result of the incident… The safety of our crews and customers is APS’ concern.” “It will always be a top priority.”

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