City of Columbia lineman shocked while working to restore power Monday night
Erika McGuire
Editor’s Note: Phrasing in this article has been updated to reflect updated information from the source.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A City of Columbia lineman suffered from an electrical shock Monday night while working to restore power during an outage in south Columbia.
A second worker was also injured while helping lower the other lineman to safety, according to a Tuesday email from City of Columbia Utilities spokesperson Jason West.
According to West, the two were part of a crew replacing a transformer on a pole when one of them was shocked. The crew was able to use an AED and administered CPR utility EMS arrived on scene, West wrote.
West said the city could not comment on the injuries that were suffered.