JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man was shocked while working on a cherry picker in Riverside.
A witness said the cherry picker hit a power line. JEA told Action News Jax they're unsure of the man's condition, but said he was painting when it happened.
The incident happened in the 2100 block of McCoy Creek Boulevard, which is a couple blocks east of Stockton Street. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and Occupational Safety and Health Administration is on scene.
OSHA said utility lines can usually run 15,000 volts. OSHA officials also said there was a similar report Wednesday of a worker injured in Tallahassee. That worker survived, but lost limbs.
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BREAKING: Utility worker shocked, viewer pictures show him unconscious in bucket, I spoke to OSHA, it's now on the way. @ActionNewsJax
— Paige Kelton (@PaigeANjax) September 15, 2016
JFRD lifting injured worker down. Witnesses tell me he was painting when he was shocked. @actionnewsjax https://t.co/yBCoEo9znr
— Paige Kelton (@PaigeANjax) September 15, 2016
OSHA says utility lines can usually run 15k thousand volts same thing happened to a worker in Tally yesterday he survived but lost limbs.
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) September 15, 2016
JEA says they're unsure of the mans condition says he was painting when it happened @ActionNewsJax
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) September 15, 2016
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