May 18, 2024
Hydro worker injured while restoring power in Ajax, Ont.  | Globalnews.ca

Hydro worker injured while restoring power in Ajax, Ont. | Globalnews.ca

A hydro worker suffered injuries during a serious incident on Friday night, attempting to restore power to residents in Ajax, Ont.

Durham Regional Police told Global News a male hydro worker was injured and taken to hospital around 9 p.m. on Friday. He was part of a team trying to restore power in Ajax following an outage.

A spokesperson for Elexicon Energy said the man was injured in a “serious workplace incident.”

Neither the energy company nor police could confirm the extent of the man’s injuries.


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