Hialeah

Hialeah construction worker electrocuted on the job

A Hialeah construction worker was electrocuted while on the job Thursday afternoon.

Just before noon, Hialeah Fire Rescue received a call of an electrocution incident at a construction site on Palm Avenue and 42nd Street.

Fire Rescue District Chief David Rodriguez said that the construction worker, who was in his 40s, came in contact with a power line while working and was electrocuted.

The man died at the scene.

This developing story will be updated when more information is available.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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