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Summary
The men were smoothing concrete that had been poured atop a building under construction at Fifth and Mercer when a tool got too close to a power line.
Story Published: May 25, 2006 at 11:38 AM PST
Story Updated: Aug 31, 2006 at 7:26 AM PST
The fire department says the injures are not life- threatening.
Spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick says the men were smoothing concrete that had been poured about 40 feet up in a building under construction at Fifth and Mercer.
She says the aluminum handle of a tool came close enough to a power line for the electricity to arc this afternoon and injure the worker. That man was conscious when he was taken to Harborview Medical Center.
A second worker who was close enough to feel a jolt also was taken to the hospital.
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