(L.A.) Juan Figueroa, 22, Died in a Yard

Case Number: 2018-00962

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 22-year-old Hispanic male that occurred in a yard.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Juan Figueroa.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Electrocution

RIP JUAN FIGUEROA (July 21, 1995 – January 30, 2018)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 8:25 p.m.

The decedent was electrocuted when a boom lift made contact with a power line in South Los Angeles Tuesday night.

This incident happened at around 6:51 p.m. in the 300 block of East 87th Place, near San Pedro Street.

LAFD said the entire boom was energized with electricity when it made contact with the power line.

Witnesses said they heard an explosion and screams.

The 22-year-old died in the boom basket. It appeared he and the basket were on fire after the electric shock.

A second individual, believed to be a 17-year-old male, jumped out from the boom and fell about 15-20 feet onto a metal roof. He was transported to a local hospital in fair condition.

Firefighters had to wait for more than two hours until Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews came out to turn off the power before they could get to the decedent.

One resident said the man who died worked at a towing company. She said he thinks he was playing around with the boom basket and that’s when the deadly accident happened.

Authorities said CALOSHA will be contacting the owner of the basket crane to figure out what happened.

The incident also knocked out power to 10 customers. The power was restored by around 8:30 p.m.

A comment below the video on Youtube said the youngsters were engaged in tagging.