Worker on roof shocked by live wire, rushed to hospital in Palm Beach County

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A worker was taken to the hospital on Monday morning after he was shocked by a live wire, officials say.

According to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, crews responded to the 800 block of Jamaican Drive in suburban West Palm Beach at 10:19 a.m. for a possible electrocution.

Firefighters said a worker on the roof of a home had touched a live wire and was shocked.

Fire crews removed him from the roof and took him to a local trauma hospital. His condition is unknown.