Harbourside Place LLC
2025-07-29 · JUPITER, FLORIDA
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to replace a ceiling light fixture in the kitchen area. He removed two ceiling tiles, reached to touch the back of the housing of the light fixture, and contacted a live electrical wire. The employee sustained an electric shock and second-degree burns on his left hand.
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