Worker hospitalized after suffering electrical shock at NW Atlanta job site

Worker suffers electric shock at Atlanta job site

A man suffered serious burns after the scaffold he was on came into contact with live power lines at an Atlanta construction site.

ATLANTA - A construction worker has been rushed to the hospital after officials say he was shocked at a job site in Atlanta on Friday morning.

Officials tell FOX 5 that the man suffered third-degree burns.

What we know:

The Atlanta Fire Department say that they were called to the 500 block of Lindsay Street NW at around 8 a.m.

According to officials, a worker was on a 35-foot scaffold that came into contact with live power lines.

FOX 5 cameras were rolling when medics placed the man in the ambulance. Officials say he is alert and breathing

A construction worker has been rushed to the hospital after he was electrocuted early Friday morning. (FOX 5)

.The site has been evacuated while crews work at the scene.

What we don't know:

Officials have not shared the identity of the worker.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.