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Local News in Brief : Electrocution Victim in Van Nuys Identified

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A 23-year-old Reseda man who was electrocuted Wednesday at a Van Nuys construction site was identified Thursday as Greg Pesava, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said.

Pesava was pronounced dead at the Van Nuys Medical Center at 1:47 p.m. after a power line touched a platform on which he was standing while installing cabinets at an unfinished apartment building in the 14600 block of Erwin Street.

A co-worker, Adalberto Espinoza, 28, of Los Angeles, was injured in the accident and was in stable condition Thursday at the burn ward of Sherman Oaks Community Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said.

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The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the accident.

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