Two public works employees injured while trimming trees

[BurOakTom]

Lift boom touched a power line.

Two Waukegan Public Works employees injured while trimming trees

Two Waukegan Public Works employees were injured in an electrocution accident Thursday morning, officials said. Firefighters were called to the scene at Pershing and Greenwood avenues around 11:30 a.m...

www.dailyherald.com

 

[Phil]

Alderman says 2 Waukegan Public Works employees 'doing well' after electrocution accident

An alderman says two public works employees who were hospitalized after being electrocuted by a power line in Waukegan are both conscious and "doing well."

www.lakemchenryscanner.com

This link has actual photos of the job site and equipment setup.

 

[BurOakTom]

Yes, much more info, thanks. And I'd assumed "crane boom" in the Daily Herald was sloppy reporting about a bucket truck but it looks like it was indeed a small crane.