Man Shocked and Burned While Working on Tower

In the Polkton Township of Michigan, rescue crews responded to a call after a man was shocked and burned Friday, October 17, while working on a commercial tower. According to WZZM-TV, “The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office says the 22-year-old Lansing-area man was part of a crew working on the tower, measuring a section of it. Wind blew his measuring tape into a high-tension wire. The measuring tape became energized and burned the man’s arms. The man was working more than 100-feet above the ground, and his coworkers helped him down. An ambulance treated him at the scene and then took him to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids for further treatment.”