Montgomery County, TX — Emergency workers in Montgomery County, Texas, responded to an electrocution accident on Rogers Road on Monday, August 11, 2014. The accident took place around five in the afternoon.
Workers found an employee of the North Houston Pole Company who had come into contact with a wire carrying 7,200 volts running through it just above his protective glove. The man had suffered second and third degree burns on his body and was still inside a cherry picker when workers found him. Another member of his crew had sustained minor injuries.
The man was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in critical condition. There’s been no update on the status of the second worker.
Neither men’s names were released.
Approximate Scene of the Accident
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