REVERE, MA — A 25-year-old man was injured after coming into contact with a live power line while working on elevated electrical equipment Saturday afternoon.
The Revere Police Department responded to 30 Railroad Avenue at approximately 1:24 p.m. on a report of an apparent electrocution.
Officers found the victim on the ground in the rear of the property near the railroad tracks at Park N Boston.
Preliminary information indicates the victim was working on elevated power lines when he made contact with a live wire, resulting in a loud electrical discharge.
The victim became suspended by his safety harness before being safely lowered to the ground by co-workers.
Access to the victim was initially obstructed by a secured chain-link fence topped with barbed wire and concertina wire.
The Revere Fire Department cut through the fence to allow emergency personnel to reach the victim.
A bystander who was waiting at Park N Boston, identified as a nurse, jumped over the fence using an accumulated snow pile and provided aid while requesting an Automated External Defibrillator.
The bystander remained with the victim, helping to keep him calm until police, fire and EMS personnel arrived.
The victim was transported by Cataldo Ambulance Service to Massachusetts General Hospital and is currently in stable condition.
The incident resulted in a significant power outage to the surrounding area, with power restored around 3 p.m.
The victim works for Michels Power, Inc., based in Brownsville, Wisconsin.
