JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas — Three workers were injured, including one who was seriously injured, when a lift came in contact with a power line at a construction site at the Pine Tree Lodge west of Beaumont Monday afternoon.
Two men were in a lift being raised to the roof of the structure, when it came in contact with a power line according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
The call came in around 1:15 p.m. Law enforcement was called to the 3200 block of Pine Tree Road.
One man on the roof fell about 30 feet to the concrete below and was seriously injured, while the other two men in the lift suffered burns, the sheriff’s office said.
The man who fell was transported with serious injuries by helicopter to a Southeast Texas hospital, according to the sheriff’s office.
One other man, who was seriously injured with bad burns and facial injuries, was taken by Acadian Ambulance to a Southeast Texas hospital.
The third man was treated on the scene for minor burns on his arm.
The popular Southeast Texas restaurant is being rebuilt after it was heavily damaged by Tropical Storm Harvey.
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From a Jefferson County Sheriff's Office news release:
This afternoon around 1:15 p.m. Deputies were dispatched to the Pine Tree Lodge, 3296 Pine Tree Rd. in reference to construction workers injured by electrocution. ESD4 and Acadian Ambulance also responded.
Upon arrival it was discovered that three men had been working on the roof when they somehow came in contact with a power line. One of the men fell to the concrete floor about 30 feet below while the other two men were injured in the lift bucket.
The man injured in the fall was transported by AirMed to a local hospital. The second man was transported by Acadian Ambulance and the third man was treated and released at the scene.