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Two utility workers with Eversource Energy were electrocuted while working on high voltage power lines off in Wallingford, CT





2 utility workers injured in Wallingford




 August 19, 2016 05:15PM
Lauren Sievert Record-Journal staff

 
WALLINGFORD, CT — Two utility workers were injured Friday afternoon while working on power lines off Highland Avenue.

Shortly after 3 p.m., emergency crews responded to 300 Highland Ave. for a report of an injured utility worker.  Mitch Gross, spokesman for Eversource Energy, said two workers were burned while working on high voltage lines in the area. Both were taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital. Gross said the workers are alert and responsive.

It’s unclear how the workers were burned. Gross said the incident is under investigation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified, he said.