(KAIR)--Atchison fire crews rushed to the Atchison Hospital Thursday morning, called to that location for what is now believed to have been an electrical shock suffered by a contract worker. 

Interim Atchison Fire Chief Ted Graf tells MSC News the crew was dispatched shortly after 11:30. “When the crews arrived, they found a male who was conscious and breathing, a electrical contractor working in the doctors portion of the Atchison Hospital. It appears he came in contact with an electrical shock.” 

Graf says emergency action was taken prior to the arrival of his crew, with the man later transferred to Kansas City for additional treatment. “Initial assessments by staff members reported that he was in full cardiac arrest. They began CPR, and it's my understanding, that they used [an] external defibrillator and delivered a shock to him, thus correcting the heart rhythm. He was later transported to, I believe it was KU Medical Center, for observation and further testing. It's my understanding that he is doing very well at this time.” 

Graf says it's not immediately clear what led to the apparent electrical shock. “The details leading up to the accident are relatively sketchy. We did receive a report that the man was working on stepladder of some sort. As far as what he was working on, what he came in contact with, we don't have any more information on that at this time.”

The man's name is not immediately available, but it's believed he is a local area resident. 

Graf says it's expected that he'll make a full recovery.