John Nuzzolo, 39, was electrocuted while performing tree-removal work outside of a home on Maple Road, near Mountain Road.
CORNWALL, NY —
An employee of a tree-trimming company is dead after he was electrocuted by a live power line in Cornwall on Monday.
Cornwall-on-Hudson police say John B. Nuzzolo, 39, of Newburgh died at around 9 a.m as he was trimming a tree 40 feet in the air. Central Hudson, which owns the lines the victim died on, says he was a third-party tree contractor who worked for Simply Stump Grinding and Tree Removal.
Central Hudson says they cut power to the grid, which affected around 2,500 customers for roughly an hour. Around 20 additional homes on Maple Road didn't get their power back until noon.
"This incident truly underscores the importance of staying safe around electric lines whether they're on the ground or in the air," Central Hudson Spokesperson John Maserjian said.
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A tree trimmer was electrocuted yesterday in Cornwall on Hudson, New York state, after he touched an overhead power line while working from a bucket truck.
John Nuzzolo, 39, was trimming trees in the town, which lies due north of New York City, when he clipped the line and took a massive electrical shock. The utility - Central Hudson Gas & Electric – was called in to shut off the power before anyone was able to rescue Nuzzolo from the bucket truck. He succumbed to his injuries while on site. No one else was hurt in the incident. An investigation has been launched.
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By Lana Bellamy / Times Herald-Record
September 3, 2018
CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON, NY -
A Newburgh man died of electrocution while trimming a tree Monday morning on Maple Road, police said.
John B. Nuzzolo, 39, was electrocuted when he came into contact with a live power line adjacent to the tree he was cutting about 9:17 a.m., according to a news release from Cornwall-on-Hudson police.
Nuzzolo was sub-contracted by Simply Stump Grinding and Tree Removal Co. out of Newburgh to help with removing a large tree at 29 Maple Road, police said.
Upon hearing reports of the electrocution, Central Hudson utilities de-energized the line by shutting off power to the area from 9:30 to 10 a.m., affecting 2,570 customers, CenHud spokesman John Maserjian said.
“We are devastated by this incident,” Maserjian said.
“It shows the importance of staying away from electrical lines, even while working in trees.”
Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials were notified of the incident, police said.
Nuzzolo’s remains were taken to the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office for further investigation, according to the release.
Town of Cornwall police, Cornwall Volunteer Ambulance, and Storm King Fire Company also responded to the incident.