Worker shocked, falls 25 feet at school gym

By abc7NY
HOUSTON

It happened at Nitsch Elementary School on West Mount Houston. The 31-year-old electrical contract worker was working on lights in the gym when he apparently touched a live circuit and fell.

He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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