Community rallies around family of utility worker killed in Paramount

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PARAMOUNT >> The community has rallied around the family of a Southern California Edison worker who was killed Wednesday while working on a utility pole in Paramount, raising more than $120,000 to help the bereaved family in a single day.
Jeffrey Jacob Moon, 26,  of Los Angeles left behind a wife and 3-year-old son, according to Ann Marie Howell, who organized the online fundraising website at www.gofundme.com/jacobmoonfund on behalf of the Southern California Edison Long Beach Service Center.
After being established Friday with a goal of $25,000, over 1,300 donors had contributed more than $120,000 to the fund by Saturday afternoon.
“Long Beach District would like to extend our deepest sympathies to Jacob’s family, friends and co-workers. We appreciate all of your support,” Howell wrote.
In a posting on the fundraising website, Moon’s wife, Eliana Moon, thanked the community for their support.
“As I end my days and I see the donations made I am speechless. I can not thank God enough for everyone’s support and help,” she wrote.
“I feel very blessed to have been able to spend the last 4 years of Jacobs life with him,” Eliana Moon continued. “I feel very proud of the impact he has made on many, I feel honored to be his wife. Thank you for your prayers because of them may be why I feel so strong to see the strong net that has brought so many people together all over the U.S. God bless each and every one of you guys.”
The fatal mishap took place about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday as Moon, described by SCE as a “troubleman,” was working up on a utility pole after responding to service call, officials said.
Witnesses reported that he lost his footing and slipped, becoming entangled in wires below, according to Ed Winter, assistant chief of operations at the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
Though initially reported by authorities as an apparent electrocution, investigators reported no obvious signs of electrical injury on Moon’s body, Winter said.
Moon’s cause of death remained under investigation Saturday, coroner’s Lt. David Smith said. An autopsy had been carried out, however the officials cause of death was deferred pending the further examination.
The incident is being investigated by SCE, the coroner’s office, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

PHOTO via www.gofundme.com/jacobmoonfund

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Worker killed in Paramount utility pole mishap identified

PARAMOUNT >> Authorities Thursday released the identity of a 26-year-old Southern California Edison worker who died in a mishap while working on a utility pole in Paramount Wednesday afternoon.
Jeffrey Jacob Moon of Los Angeles died in the 5:22 p.m. incident, initially reported by fire officials as an electrocution, at California Avenue and Jefferson Street, according to Ed Winter, assistant chief of operations at the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
Witnesses reported Moon was working up on a telephone pole when he fell, Winter said.
“The decedent lost his footing, slid down the pole an became entangled in the telecommunications lines below,” he said.
Coworkers freed Moon from the wires and brought him to the ground, officials said. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Moon’s cause of death remained uncertain Thursday.
Though initially reported as an electrocution, and witnesses reported seeing the victim convulsing after his fall, there were “no obvious signs of electrical injury” on Moon’s body, Winter said.
An autopsy was pending.
The incident is being investigated by Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials, Southern California Edison and the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

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UPDATED: Utility worker electrocuted in Paramount


PARAMOUNT >> A utility worker was electrocuted while working on power lines in Paramount Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
The fatal mishap was reported about 5:22 p.m. along California Avenue at Jefferson Street, Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Cheryl Sims said.
Paramedics pronounced the Southern California Edison worker dead at the scene, she said. A description was not available.
The worker was responding to a service call when the incident occurred, Sims said.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials deferred comment to the utility.
SCE spokewoman Susan Cox said the investigation remained in its early stages.
“We can confirm a Southern California Edison employee fatality,” she said.
Details remained unclear Wednesday evening, she said.
“We’re aware of the incident, but we don’t know what happened,” Cox said. “An investigatin is under way.”
A sheriff’s homicide detective was summoned to the scene to investigate, however there were no initial signs of foul play, Deputy Crystal Hernandez of the sheriff’s Information Bureau said.
The California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health is also investigation, she said.
No further details were available.

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