Ameren lineman taken to hospital in ‘critical condition’ after accident in Decatur
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) -- An Ameren employee was taken to the hospital in critical condition after an accident on the job Friday in Decatur. Justin Kraus, a Battalion Chief with the Decatur Fire Department, said firefighters responded to an Ameren lineman hanging from a utility pole in the area of 4th Drive and South Shores Avenue around 7 p.m. When the crews arrived on scene, Kraus said the other Ameren employees were working to help the worker down, but he appeared to be unresponsive. Eventually, the Ameren employees got the worker down and firefighters tried to resuscitate him. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, Kraus said, but his condition as of Sunday afternoon is unknown. WCIA reached out to Ameren for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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