{An electrical} employee was badly injured after being electrocuted whereas engaged on energy strains from a cherry picker in Queens on Friday.
The employee, an worker of E-J Electrical, was severely electrocuted whereas within the elevated field of a cherry picker engaged on energy strains at 117th St. and Ninth Ave. in Faculty Level round 11:30 a.m., sustaining burns to the chest and neck, FDNY officers stated.
{An electrical} utility employee was rushed to the hospital with burns on his neck and chest after he was electrocuted whereas working on the intersection of 117th St. and Ninth Ave. in Queens on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Every day Information)
EMS rushed the employee to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens. The person’s situation was not instantly identified.
{An electrical} utility employee sustained burns on his neck and chest after he was electrocuted whereas working on the intersection of 117th St. and Ninth Ave. in Queens on Friday Aug. 15, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Every day Information)
Pictures taken on the scene present the scorched cherry picker field.
Initially Revealed: August 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM EDT
