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Hydro worker injured while restoring power in Ajax, Ont.

A utility worker works from a bucket lift along after a storm caused damage to the city’s power distribution network, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

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.

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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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