METRO ELECTRIC SERVICES & CONSULTING INC
2025-08-27 · PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA
Final narrative
On 8/27/2025, an electrician was working on a live lighting circuit and sustained an electric electric shock. He was seizing and required CPR. The employee was hospitalized.
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