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26-year-old man dies after being electrocuted while working at Christian school

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.

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He was taken to Atrium Health in Monroe where he was pronounced dead.

OSHA is investigating the workplace death.

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