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Nov 22, 2008 1:10 pm US/Pacific

DWP Lineman Burned On Electrical Pole

LOS ANGELES (CBS) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: The injured DWP worker was taken to White Memorial Medical Center because his abdomen was burned, but the degree of burn and the man's condition were not known, DWP spokesman Joe Ramallo said. (File)
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A Los Angeles Department of Water and Power lineman was burned Saturday when electrical power flashed over from a transformer on a
pole in the downtown area, a DWP official said.

The DWP employee, who was not identified, was up on a pole Saturday morning working on an electrical transformer when he was burned, said DWP spokesman Joe Ramallo.

The injured man was taken to White Memorial Medical Center because his abdomen was burned, Ramallo said, but the degree of burn and the man's condition were not known.

Ramallo said a flashover is an unintended discharge of high voltage power that can cause spontaneous combustion.