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Employee electrocuted when he struck a city cable while digging a pipeline for a new apartment building.
District Attorney Ira Reiner; Deputy District Attorney Jan Chatten-Brown
Electrocution
Los Angeles
California
January 1, 1985
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| First | Last | Age | Title | Employer | Injury Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard | Bergman | 23 | Unavailable | Southern California Gas Co. | Fatality |
| Name | Type | Title | Plea Information | Conviction Sentence |
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| Southern California Gas Co. | Entity | Entity | Pleaded no contest | Fined $8,500 and put on probation for two years and ordered to adopt and enforce a plan to prevent workers from accidentally striking underground utility lines. As a result of the incident, state law was amended to require that utilities mark the location of cables and pipelines before an excavation begins.nn |
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