Electrocution

Samoa’s Electric Power Corporation employee died of electrocution

EPC General Manager, Tologata Tile Leia Tuimalealiifano said the incident is an unfortunate and tragic accident. 

The deceased is Tevita Amituanai from the village of Vaitele and Salailua.

Amituanai was part of the five linemen team including a supervisor that attended the upgrade works on its low voltage distribution network on Wednesday, 27 March 2019.

At around 3pm while working on its low voltage distribution network at Alafua, Amutuanai accidentally slipped and was electrocuted.