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Wednesday 18th July 2007

Northpower lineman receives electric shock

At 10am today a Northpower lineman received an electric shock while working on low voltage power lines.

The lineman was seriously injured during a routine pole replacement, which was required after a car had hit the pole on Friday afternoon.

Co-workers onsite at the time of the accident reacted quickly and competently. They commenced CPR immediately and continued until an ambulance arrived. As a result, the injured man is now in a stable but serious condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Whangarei Base Hospital.

Preliminary investigations both internal and external are currently underway but it is too early to say exactly what happened.

The injured man is an experienced line mechanic who has worked for the company for over four years.

For more information please contact:

Jodi Hayward
Communications Advisor
DDI: 09-430-1810
Email: jodi.hayward@northpower.com

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