A contractor who died Thursday morning while working at a city pumping station on Chicago's West Side has been identified, and he died by electrocution due to a high-voltage transformer accident, officials said Friday.
OSHA investigating 3 companies related to city facilityContractor Byron Connor was killed by electrocution at a Homan Square pumping station Thursday near Fillmore and Central Park, officials said.A contractor who died Thursday while working at a city pumping station on Chicago's West Side has been identified, officials said.
The 63-year-old man was working around 9 a.m. in the 3500 block of West Fillmore Street when he suffered an injury, Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as Byron Connor on Friday by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. His cause of death was electrocution due to a high-voltage transformer accident.
Connor was working at a city pumping station in Homan Square near Central Park Avenue, according to Chicago Fire Department officials.Chicago police continue to conduct a death investigation. The U.S. Department of Labor is also investigating the death."OSHA has opened an investigation with three companies related to the workplace fatality that took place at the Central Park Pumping Station at about 11 a.m. on April 4.
"Preliminary information is that the worker made contact with a VFD and was electrocuted. No further information will be available until OSHA completes their investigation, which by law, they have 6 months to complete.""The Department of Water Management regards the safety of our employees and contractors as our highest priority. All appropriate protocols and regulations will be followed in investigating the occurrence at the Central Park Pumping Station today.
Byron Connor Contractor Dies Probable Electrocution Homan Square Pumping Station Fillmore Street Central Park Avenue Chicago Fire Department High-Voltage Transformer Accident
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