LADWP Employee Killed in Electrocution in Wilmington [Los Angeles, CA]

LADWP Employee Electrocuted in Underground Wilmington Vault

 
LOS ANGELES, CA (November 8, 2021) – A Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employee died in an electrocution in Wilmington on Thursday morning.
 
The incident happened shortly before 11:00 a.m. on November 4. The employee was working as part of a cable splicing crew performing electrical service work. He contacted an energized circuit in an underground vault.
 
His co-workers were able to recover the employee from the vault and tried to revive him by performing CPR until an emergency crew from the Los Angeles Fire Department arrived.
 
Paramedics took the employee to a hospital, but he did not survive. DWP said in the statement the name of the employee is not being released out of respect for the employee’s family.
 
The DWP said it is working with appropriate agencies to investigate the incident and has offered counseling and support services to employees affected by the incident.

We would like to express our sincere condolences to the bereaved family and friends of the victim.

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