CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — A 26-year-old man was killed Friday afternoon doing electrical work at South Pointe Christian School on Highway 9 near Pageland, officials said.
The deputy coroner said Michael Pearson, of Heath Springs, was working in the ceiling when he was electrocuted.
[16-year-old pleaded guilty in fight at South Pointe High School]
He was taken to Atrium Health in Monroe where he was pronounced dead.
OSHA is investigating the workplace death.
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