EDGEWATER, Fla. — A Volusia County Public Works employee was injured Wednesday after a piece of heavy equipment came into contact with an energized overhead power line in Edgewater, according to the Edgewater Police Department.
The incident happened just after 11:30 a.m. in the 2400 block of South Ridgewood Avenue.
According to police, two Public Works employees were conducting right-of-way maintenance when a large piece of equipment accidentally contacted the power line, causing the equipment to become energized.
Police said a second employee then attempted to retrieve a fire extinguisher from the equipment and is believed to have suffered an electrical injury.
The injured employee was flown by the Volusia Sheriff’s Office Air One to Halifax Health as a trauma alert. The equipment was declared a total loss.
The investigation remains active.
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