Inquest into death of man electrocuted at worksite to begin this week

A coroner’s inquest to determine if anyone is responsible for the death of 24-year-old Orin Cozier, who was electrocuted in August 2018, will commence on Thursday.

Dead: Orin Cozier

According to a notice issued by a Clerk of Court II, a total of 12 witnesses will testify in the proceeding, which is scheduled to commence at 13:30h at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court.
Cozier, of Dowding Street, Kitty, Georgetown, was electrocuted on August 6, 2018, while he and his colleagues were running electrical wires on lamp poles along the Dryshore Public Road, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) to facilitate the installation of road lights.
Based on reports, Asif Azeez, a supervisor attached to the Ramotar and Sons Electrical Company was in the company of several of his workers as they were installing the electrical wires.
One of the men was on top of the pole pulling the electrical wire while Azeez and Cozier were on the ground next to the roadway holding the other side of the wire to keep it steady.
In the process of pulling the wire, it came into contact with a transformer, thus causing electrical current to pass through the wire. Both Azeez and Cozier reportedly pitched several feet away, landing on the roadway. As a result of the electrical shocks, Cozier became unconscious while Azeez was in a stable condition. The former was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. (G1)