COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A College Station Utilities lineman was "critically injured" after being shocked while working on electrical equipment near a wastewater treatment plant in the city Monday morning, according to a city official.
The lineman, who was not identified, was injured near the Carter Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Co-workers nearby were able to use an on-site AED to give the lineman life-saving treatment until College Station firemen arrived. The injured lineman was given additional treatment and taken to a local hospital.
No additional details about the incident were provided by the city.
"The thoughts and prayers of CSU and City of College Station employees are with the lineman, his family, and co-workers," a spokesperson for the city said.