A lawsuit has been filed over the electrocution of a worker at the Tesla Gigafactory

The family of a worker who was electrocuted at a Tesla Inc. factory. of Austin, Texas earlier this month filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the electric vehicle maker.

The estate of Victor Gomez Sr. claims Tesla’s negligence caused the workplace death, which occurred on August 1 at the construction site of Tesla’s planned Gigafactory global headquarters.

Mr. Gomez, a licensed journeyman electrician employed by Belcan Services Group LTD, was brought in to inspect electrical panels at the site, according to the suit, filed Aug. 6 in Travis County District Court.

The suit says that the electrical panels should have been de-energized on the day of the incident, but that one of the panels was still live.

Mr. Gomez was later taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The lawsuit says the plaintiffs’ attorney has attempted to contact Tesla to conduct an independent inspection of the property “before any evidence is repaired or altered in any way,” but that Tesla has so far not responded to the request.

Mr. Gomez’s estate is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, as well as a temporary injunction granting the plaintiffs access to the Tesla factory.