Utility worker dies after falling from bucket truck

Utility worker dies after falling from bucket truck

Huntington Station, NY- A Long Island man died on the job Tuesday afternoon in Huntington Station. Suffolk County Police say 40-year-old Edis Rene Maldonado, of Copiague, was trimming trees in front of 777 Park Ave in Huntington Station, at approximately 1:55pm, when he fell about 20 feet from a bucket truck. Maldonado was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. Officials say the Occupational Safety and Health Administration responded to the scene and are investigating. Maldonado was employed by ARS Corp Services, a subcontractor for PSEG Long Island. Anyone with information is asked to call the Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392

Photo: Suffolk County Police Patch

By Brett Levine