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Contract Worker Electrocuted While Working In A Trench
By Jackawa Jackson | June 9, 2009
On the morning of June 9th at 7:44 am, Long Beach Fire Department units responded to 6301 Myrtle Ave. to a report of a landscape worker who had come in contact with a power line and was in full arrest. The 28-year-old male patient inadvertently cut through a power line inside a trench while working on a water line. A 46-year-old male supervisor onscene, realized what had just happened and attempted to remove the patient from the trench. The supervisor was shocked and received minor injuries upon contact. Fellow workers were performing bystander CPR upon fire department arrival. Long Beach Engine 12 and Rescue 12 delivered rapid basic life support and advanced life support enroute to a local hospital. Through fire crew’s efforts, the patient regained a pulse and began breathing on his own prior to arrival to the emergency room. The patient remains in critical condition. The supervisor was also treated for his injuries. This type of incident demonstrates the absolute need for all citizens to learn and be proficient in basic CPR. Immediate bystander CPR as well as rapid treatment from fire department personnel undoubtedly led to the successful resuscitation of this individual. A total of 8 firefighters responded to this incident.
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