A Santa Fe man was electrocuted this week when a boom on a truck he was operating at a water well site touched an overhead power line.

Thomas Lujan, 52, owner of Santa Fe-based Lujan Drilling, died Wednesday at the scene — a private residence on N.M. 50 near Pecos — according to state police.

Thomas Lujan Jr., 31, said his father was at the controls of the boom, located at the rear of the truck, trying to lift a pump out of a well when the accident happened.

Lujan Jr. said Robert Pacheco, a longtime employee of the drilling firm, who was standing nearby, touched part of the truck after the initial surge and received a minor shock as well.

Pacheco tried to administer CPR to Thomas Lujan, according to Lujan's son, but the drilling firm owner was pronounced dead around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Pacheco was treated for minor burns at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, and after his release went to visit family in Truth or Consequences, according to Lujan Jr. The younger Lujan said Pacheco had worked for Lujan Drilling for about 10 years and was "pretty shook up" after the accident.

The power line touched by Lujan's boom was a primary electricity source into the community of Pecos, and the incident knocked out power to homes in Pecos and Glorieta for several hours, according to Abran H. Romero, general manager of the San Miguel Mora Electrical Cooperative.

Romero said state police told him "they saw no fault with the cooperative in any way" and gave authority to re-energize the line and make repairs within a few hours.

"This is a tragedy, and we want to remind (people) when they are working close to high power voltage lines to please try to give us a call to initiate a planned outage so we can assure safety of the consumers and the contractors," Romero said.

Thomas Lujan was born in Las Vegas, N.M., and grew up in Roy. He moved to Santa Fe about 35 years ago and took over operating Lujan Drilling from his father, Charles Lujan, three years ago.

Lujan Jr. described his father as a calm, quiet "working guy," well known among Santa Fe contractors.

Lujan enjoyed boating with is wife, Yvette, at Elephant Butte Reservoir in his leisure time, according to his son.

Lujan is also survived by his daughter, Rhiannon Lujan, 26, and two grandchildren.

Lujan Jr. said funeral services are still pending but will be held at Santa Maria de La Paz, most likely on Sunday or Monday.

The younger Lujan said he and his mother will continue to operate the family business.

Contact Phaedra Haywood at 986-3068 or phaywood@sfnewmexican.com.