Two men were flown to the hospital Thursday morning after being shocked by power lines near Burlington Junction.

Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White said crews responded around 11:30 a.m. to a rural location several miles west of Burlington Junction.

“Apparently the workers were replacing a utility pole when somehow it became entangled in the power lines,” White said. “The extent of their injuries is yet unknown. Unfortunately with electrical burns like this it can take some time before the full extent of the injuries can really be determined.”

Both PAR Electrical workers were flown to hospitals for treatment.

“They were both conscious and talking to us when they were transported,” White said. “They were both transported by helicopter, one to a hospital in Omaha and the other to a hospital in Kansas City.”

He said the workers were on the ground when the incident took place.

It’s the second power line injury incident in northwest Missouri we’ve reported on this week.  OSHA announced Wednesday it’s investigating after two workers of Capital Electric Line Builders were injured Monday near Union Star.