A contractor died of an apparent electrocution Thursday morning while working at a North Lawndale water pumping station, according to authorities.
Chicago police said the 63-year-old man was working in the 3500 block of West Fillmore Street around 9 a.m. when he was hurt.
Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford confirmed the contractor had been electrocuted at the 125-year-old Central Park Pumping Station.
The Cook County medical examiner identified the man as Byron Connor, of Florida.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokesperson Scott Allen said Connor was an equipment repair vendor who was working for subcontractor Aldridge Electric. The general contractor at the pumping station Allen confirmed that authorities were investigating Connor’s death. The process will take up to six months, he said.
Connor was pronounced dead at the scene, Langford said. Authorities didn’t say how the fatal shock occurred, but police were conducting a death investigation pending an autopsy scheduled for Friday.