Update: Three Workers Injured at King of Prussia Mall Construction Site

Updated, April 13, 1 p.m.:

An electrical shock at a King of Prussia Mall construction site sent three men to Paoli Hospital in Malvern Monday morning.

According to information from Upper Merion police, the accident occurred at approximately 7:20 a.m. at the IMC construction site, when two men inside a scissor lift experienced the shock. Police say that the two were cutting electrical cables beneath the second story floor at the juncture between the existing mall and new portion.

An energized 13,000 volt, 200 amp cable was cut, resulting in the shock of one man and the slight injury of the second man. The arcing wire created a small fire, which was extinguished, and moderate smoke condition.

A 36-year-old male was found by first responders lying on the ground, unresponsive. The victim was moved to a safe area, where officers began CPR and used a defibrillator to revive the victim.

The victim was treated at the scene and transported to Paoli Memorial Hospital by Lafayette Ambulance squad in critical condition. Additionally, a 27-year-old male was taken by ambulance to Paoli Hospital for treatment of non life-threatening injuries.

A third man was also taken to Paoli Hospital for precautionary treatment.

All three men are employed by Omni Electric Company, based in Collegeville. The Upper Merion Township Safety & Codes Department declared the site safe and construction operations continue.

Original story:

Upper Merion police are investigating an accident Monday morning on a construction site at the King of Prussia Mall that sent workers to a nearby hospital, including one suffering injuries from an electrical shock.

The reported number of workers injured has varied, with 6-ABC saying three, and philly.com reporting two sent to Paoli Hospital in Malvern. Detectives could not confirm the number of reported injured as of 9:30 a.m.

According to 6-ABC, electricity is reportedly out in the area. A message has been left with PECO for more information. The company’s outage map does not report any Montgomery County customers without power.

More information will be added as it becomes available.