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Incident Leaves Tower Climbers With Electrical Burns

April 10, 2015

Two men were injured on April 1 as they were worked on a cell tower in Beloit, Wisconsin, according to WKOW TV. The men were in a skylift bucket when it hit a 75,000 volt line. The electrical current traveled down the skylift to the vehicle below, setting the tires on fire. Both men suffered electrical burns and jumped more than 20 feet from the bucket. They were transported to Beloit Memorial Hospital and are expected to fully recover, the television station reported.

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