Worker electrocuted in South Seattle

Worker electrocuted in South Seattle

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Story Published: Nov 20, 2008 at 3:51 PM PDT

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 6:05 AM PDT

By KOMO Staff

SOUTH SEATTLE - An employee was electrocuted while working with wiring at a bottle manufacturing plant in the Georgetown area of South Seattle, officials said.

Seattle firefighters were called to the scene at about 2:26 p.m. On arrival, they found a female electrician dead inside the plant.

Emergency crews are now working to retrieve her body.

The accident reportedly happened at Saint-Gobain Containers, 5801 East Marginal Way S., which manufactures glass bottles and containers, including wine bottles, for the food and beverage industry.

More information will be published as it becomes available.

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