Construction worker injured in electrical accident at HERE Kansas site near KU campus
Posted by Conrad Swanson July 27, 2016 at 8:59 a.m.
An electrical accident injured a worker Monday morning at the HERE Kansas construction site near Kansas University's Memorial Stadium, investigators say.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Division Chief James King said that around 8:15 a.m. Monday a boom truck being used to lift materials at the site came too close to overhead power lines, shocking the truck operator as a result.
The injured worker was transported to an area hospital, but King could not say which hospital or provide a condition update.
The HERE site, which will host apartments and retail shops, is just south of 11th Street between Indiana and Mississippi streets.
The HERE Kansas apartment and retail project at 1111 Indiana St. is seen looking south from the intersection of 11th and Indiana streets, Monday, July 18, 2016. by Mike Yoder
James Letchinger, president of JDL Development, the group behind HERE, said on Tuesday that he was unaware of the accident.
Further information was not immediately available.