Updated: September 28, 2013 - 11:31am
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The employee was working in the 10000 block of W 70th Terrace, around 8:30 a.m., when authorities say his arm came into contact with an electrical wire.
Merriam firefighters reported the worker was 20-25 feet up a utility pole when he was shocked.
Johnson County Med-Act transported the 44-year-old man to the University of Kansas Hospital for further treatment. His injuries were said to be serious but, not immediately life threatening.
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Merriam Police Lieutenant Mike Daniels says the worker suffered second degree burns to his left arm.
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