CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON – A
39-year-old Newburgh man was electrocuted on Monday as he was trimming
a tree in the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Police Chief Steven Dixon said the victim, John Nuzzolo, 39, was subcontracted
by Simply Stump Grinding and Tree Removal Company of Newburgh to assist
in removing a large tree in front of 29 Maple Road in Cornwall-on-Hudson.
While performing the tree cutting work some 40 feet off the ground, he
accidentally struck a live high-power line that was adjacent to the tree
and was electrocuted.
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
was notified of the incident.
Nuzzolo was removed to the Orange County Medical’s Office for investigation.
Responding to the scene were Cornwall-on-Hudson Village Police, Cornwall
Town Police, Cornwall Volunteer ambulance Corps. Storm King Fire Company
and Central Hudson Gas and Electric.
