Utility Worker Dies In Fall From Bucket Truck In Suffolk

HUNTINGTON STATION, NY — A utility worker died in a fall in Huntington Station on Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk police said.

Edis Rene Maldonado, 40, of Copiague, was trimming trees from around utility lines in front of 777 Park Ave., Huntington Station, when he fell approximately 20 feet from an extended bucket truck at approximately 1:55 p.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Maldonado was an employee of ARS Corp Services and a subcontractor for PSEG Long Island, according to police.

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating Maldonado's fall. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is checking the scene.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392.