While putting Christmas lights on a tree in Wellesley, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning, a worker was severely injured by an electric shock, according to authorities.
At around 10 a.m., Wellesley police reported that the contractor was taken from Falmouth Circle to the hospital with potentially fatal injuries.
According to Wellesley Police Officer Tim Gover, “he’ll be pretty lucky if he survives. He took a big hit.”
According to authorities, the man was shocked as he was using a pole to hang up the lights and it contacted or came near an electrical line on top of a utility pole. When it occurred, he was walking around this pine tree.
“The pole he was using was about 34 feet long, and it came in either close proximity or actually touched a primary line that was only a few feet from the tree,” Gover stated. “And he got zapped from that.”
The victim, a 22-year-old Framingham employee of NZ Power Wash, passed out.
He was unconscious and didn’t seem to be breathing, according to the individual who called 911 to report the injury. When police officers came, they discovered a coworker in apparent cardiac arrest after being advised to administer CPR.
On a third try, Gover’s heart began to beat when he and his crew utilized an automatic external defibrillator.
According to authorities, he was brought to Massachusetts General Hospital after being hurried to Newton Wellesley Hospital. The man is recuperating in the hospital, according to a coworker who saw the incident but chose not to talk.
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“The Wellesley Police, Fire, and WMLP Departments extend our thoughts and prayers to the victim and his family during this tragic incident,” police stated.
