Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126196575 - Ana Marie Matyas Aka Ana Toramatyas

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Investigation Summary

On January 5, 2005, Employee #1 was working at a residence in Los Angeles, CA. He had come to the house offering to do plumbing work and the homeowner asked him to investigate water leaks under the house to see what needed to be repaired. Employee #1 crawled under the house with a light at the end of an extension cord. The power on the extension cord tripped and Employee #1 asked the homeowner to relocate the plug. She did so and then heard Employee #1 scream. The homeowner called 911; paramedics arrived at the scene but were unsuccessful in their attempts to revive Employee #1, who had been electrocuted.

Keywords: LEAK, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT, WATER