Central Hudson employee Joshua Hockx, 36, from Saugerties dies in Sturgeon Pool Hydro Electric Plant accident
By Freeman staff
AUGUST 10, 2018
RIFTON, N.Y. >>
A Central Hudson maintenance employee died in an accident at the Sturgeon Pool Hydro Electric Plant, a utility spokesman said Friday.
Joshua Hockx, 36, of Saugerties, was using a riding mower at the facility when the accident happened, according to Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. spokesman John Maserjian.
He said state and federal regulators are at the site investigating the cause of Hockx’s death, which remained inconclusive Friday.
Maserjian said Hockx had worked for Central Hudson as a “roving mechanic operator” for the past three years.
“We are devastated by this tragic accident and our hearts go out to his family and friends,” Maserjian said. “This is a real tragedy for us.”
Hockx, a graduate of Saugerties High School, attended Ulster County Community College and was a corporal in the U.S. Marines who served in Iraq, according to his obituary.
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Utility worker killed in accident at Hudson Valley plant The Associated Press
Posted: Aug. 10, 2018 8:00 am Updated: Aug. 10, 2018 4:05 pm
RIFTON, N.Y. (AP) — A utility company says an investigation is underway after one of its maintenance employees died in an accident at a Hudson Valley hydroelectric plant.
Officials with Central Hudson Gas and Electric tell the Daily Freeman of Kingston that 36-year-old Joshua Hockx, of Saugerties (SAW'-ger-teez), died Wedneday while operating a riding mower at the company's Sturgeon Point plant in the Ulster County hamlet of Rifton.
The company says state and federal regulators are at the site Friday investigating what caused is death.
Central Hudson officials say Hockx had worked as a roving mechanic operator for the past three years.
According to his obituary, Hockx was a graduate of Saugerties High School who served in Iraq with the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Joshua Hockx, 36, of Van Vlierden Road, Saugerties, NY died unexpectedly Wednesday August 8, 2018. Born August 4, 1982 in Kingston New York he is the son of Gladys V. Shultis and Jacobus Hockx, the step-son of Joseph R. Berardi III and the fiancé of Stephanie Hughes whom he was to marry on October 6, 2018.
Joshua was a graduate of Saugerties High School and attended Ulster County Community College. He was a Corporal in the United States Marines serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was employed as a mechanic for Central Hudson Gas and Electric. Joshua was previously employed by Precision Pipeline Solutions for many years. He was an avid NASCAR fan, rode Harley motorcycles, and enjoyed playing video games.
Surviving in addition to his parents are his siblings; Anna Hockx, Jacobus Hockx II, Joseph Berardi IV, Rebecca Berardi, and Brandon Berardi; his grandmother Dorothy J. Shultis. Many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and his canine puppy Harley also survive.