Monday, April 20, 2015

THE WORKER WHO WAS ELECTROCUTED LAST WEEK AT THE KING OF PRUSSIA MALL EXPANSION SITE, HAS DIED





APRIL 20, 2015

NORRISTOWN, PA

The man who was critically injured in a construction accident at the King of Prussia Mall Monday morning on April 13, 2015, died Wednesday at Paoli Hospital.
Joseph Iacovino, 36, of Norristown was shocked by a 30,000 volt, 20 amp energized cable which was severed while crews were cutting overhead electrical lines from a “scissor jack lift” during a mall expansion project.

The Chester County Coroner’s Office has ruled his death an accidental electrocution.

The incident, which occurred around 7:20 a.m. on April 13, sparked a small fire that was quickly extinguished at the scene. Two other workers were hospitalized with less severe injuries.