A man was flown to the hospital after he received an electric shock while working to trim a tree on Greenville Road in Christian County Thursday afternoon.
Hopkinsville Fire Department Spokesman Captain Payton Rogers says the 23-year-old man accidentally made contact with 7200-volt power lines while working at the 5100 block of Greenville Road.
He reportedly suffered burns to his back and chest and was unconscious for a short amount of time.
The man was taken by Hopkinsville EMS to Jennie Stuart Health to meet with a waiting helicopter to transport him to a Nashville hospital.
