Date/Time of Death: 06/25/2000 @ 1111 HOURS Location of Death: GOLDEN ERA PRODUCTIONS SAN JACINTO Date/Time of Injury: 06/25/2000 Location of Injury: GOLDEN ERA PRODUCTIONS SAN JACINTO Next of Kin Notified (Y/N): YES Agency Investigating: RSO- HEMET Comments: BODY OF SUSPECTED STUDIO WORKER FOUND IN UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL VAULT-SUSPECTED ACCIDNTAL ELECTROCUTION.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Hemet Station PRESS RELEASE Date/Time Written: 06/26/2000 9:15 A.M.

Type of Incident: Accidental Death Date/Time of Incident: 06/15/2000 10:30 A.M.

Location of Incident 19625 Hwy 79, San Jacinto, CA.

Reporting Officer: Senior Deputy Moquin File Number: DR00177018 Details: On Sunday, June 25, 2000, at about 11:10 A.M., deputies assigned to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department-Hemet Station, responded to the 19600 of Hwy 79, San Jacinto, in reference to a report of an Industrial Accident.

Deputies discovered an unidentified female had descended into a 10'x10'x 8'deep underground electric vault located on the north side of the property. While inside the vault, the victim came in contact with a 7200-volt wire connecting two transformers and was instantly electrocuted. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending positive identification through dental records.

As a result of the accident, the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal /OSHA) was contacted and responded an investigator to the scene to conduct a parallel investigation. The Coroner responded to the scene and is continuing the investigation.

REFER: Senior Deputy Robert Moquin Hemet Station-909-791-3400

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