Crime & Safety
ComEd Worker Shocked by Electricity on Pfingsten
The workers equipment made contact with a 7,200 volt transmission line. He was transported to a hospital in good condition.
The following report was part of Northbrook's weekly staff memo.
A ComEd worker was transported to the hospital in good condition after he was shocked by electricity while doing maintenance on Pfingsten Road, Friday.
The Northbrook Fire Department responded to a report of an electricity accident on the 1200 block of Pfingsten Road, and found a ComEd worker’s equipment had inadvertently contacted a 7,200 volt energized transmission line while he was working from a bucket truck.
The worker suffered burns to his head and face during the flash.
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