Man dies near electric car charging station in Norfolk worker died while working on the Norfolk supercharger
Agree, sad. Actually the thread title is more sensationalist than the press; that could be a first. That TV report confirmed that cause of death is unknown so far. Edit: guess a Mod changed it. Thanks.
I was trying out my media headline grabbing skills. Sad news though. I guess he was trying to turn them on? Wasn't it set to have a grand opening tomorrow?
While definitely sad, I've seen the innards of several supercharging stations. Especially at this point in the setup (grand opening scheduled for tomorrow means it's done) I really have no idea how it's possible someone was electrocuted. I have a feeling that the whole electrocution thing may be incorrect and just assumed since it's a charging station.
People have actually charged at this location over the weekend, FWIW. I was planning to try to attend the grand opening tomorrow. The NBC affilliate has an eyewitness account, but it doesn't really add anything useful. The local newspaper report also adds little, other than reporting that the feed was cut at the transformer, which I suppose one would expect.
From the reports, the current status is undetermined death. Death by electrocution seems to be speculation from the reporters. The reports do say he was working behind the fence with all the power equipment though.
Man working on new Tesla charging station in Norfolk found dead | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com he was inside the fenced area where the supercharging hardware is. - - - Updated - - - with that being said, I know theres folks on these forums that have wandered into these areas to take a peek and take pictures but this should be a major PSA: do not go inside these fenced in areas as their high voltage hardware can kill.
Supercharger worker found dead at site - Nofolk / Newport News, VA Oh my. Man working on new Tesla charging station in Norfolk found dead | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
Very sad. It's not necessarily electrocution, though, could be a heart attack, heat stroke or something.
Grand opening cancelled There was a tragic accident earlier today involving a contractor performing final installation at our new Norfolk Supercharger station. We have cancelled tomorrow’s opening event. Thank you for your understanding. [Tesla]<http://www.teslamotors.com/?elq=f3bfa1aa6ba3409688a5aed0aa96ab6a&elqCampaignId=4668&elqaid=5219&elqat=1&elqTrackId=34afdab586b54a86863fcf9faa05ec16> August 18, 2015
Tesla's email described the incident as "an accident" which suggests they have information about it. It also appears that this was to be the 500th U.S. Supercharger, which they presumably intended to be the subject of entirely different press coverage. Very sad news.
Was the same grand opening type of number for the Hamilton, NJ supercharger, the 100th in the world at the time I believe.
