Officials: Man shocked after entering Duke Energy substation
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA - A 25-year-old man was hospitalized after he was shocked after he entered a Duke Energy substation.
Police are investigating the incident but said they are not sure why Frankie James Dobbins entered the substation.
Dobbins was discovered after Duke Energy sent a repair technician to the scene after the power went out. The employee found the man and flagged down a police officer.
Dobbins was taken to Cleveland Regional Medical Center and then flown to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's Burn Unit. He was last listed in critical condition, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Many Kings Mountain residents woke recently to find the power had been cut. The power went out about 3:30 a.m. April 25 and took several hours to restore, said Nick Hendricks, director of Kings Mountain's electric department.
Duke Energy's substations have six-foot high fences with locked gates and signs indicating the potential dangers, company spokeswoman Marylyn Lineberger said.
"You should never enter a substation unless you're trained to work there," Lineberger said. "The price of life is more important than the price of metal."
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