A man in his 80s has been taken to hospital after he suffered an electric shock in Hamilton.
Hamilton police Const. Jerome Stewart told 900 CHML the incident happened around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, while the man was working on an elevator inside an apartment building at 201 Jackson Street West, east of Queen Street.
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The man was taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries. His identity has not been released.
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The Ministry of Labour is investigating.
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