translated from Spanish: Megacable employee suffers electric shock in building of the Justo Mendoza colony

home safety Megacable employee suffers electric shock in building of the Justo Mendoza colony

Morelia, Michoacan.- A Megacable worker was injured after suffering an electric shock when he was on top of an apartment building located in the Justo Mendoza neighborhood of Morelia, according to data obtained in the coverage of the news.
The incident happened around noon on Thursday on the roof of the building marked with 650 Juan Guillermo Villasana Street, in the vicinity of the Peripheral Paseo de la República.
It was learned that the aforementioned, identified as Fernando, 41 years old, was carrying out his work in the aforementioned place and at a certain moment, being a few meters from some medium electrical voltage cables, he was affected by a discharge.
The injured party’s companions quickly supported him and asked for help, then firefighters from the Michoacan State Coordination of Civil Protection (CEPCM) arrived, as well as municipal vulcans, who granted him first aid.
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Red Cross paramedics also showed up at the scene and channelled the patient to a hospital for proper medical evaluation. Fortunately, the man was not seriously injured, police and rescue sources said.

Original source in Spanish