#Latest news with #cherryPickerDaily Mail22-05-2025Daily MailBREAKING NEWS Tradie critically injured on a cherry picker in RandwickA tradie has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after being electrocuted while operating a cherry picker in Sydney. The man went into cardiac arrest after coming into contact with power lines on Darley Road in Randwick just before 2pm on Wednesday. It's understood the man, who is aged in his 40s, is an employee of Ausgrid. After the tradie came into contact with the power lines, his co-workers brought him down to the ground and commenced CPR. Paramedics took over CPR on the tradie at the scene before he was rushed to St Vincent's Hospital. Several Randwick residents are currently without power following the incident. Ausgrid workers are on site attempting to restore power as quickly as possible. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. Police have established a crime scene and are looking into how the tradie came into contact with the power lines.
Daily Mail22-05-2025Daily MailBREAKING NEWS Tradie critically injured on a cherry picker in RandwickA tradie has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after being electrocuted while operating a cherry picker in Sydney. The man went into cardiac arrest after coming into contact with power lines on Darley Road in Randwick just before 2pm on Wednesday. It's understood the man, who is aged in his 40s, is an employee of Ausgrid. After the tradie came into contact with the power lines, his co-workers brought him down to the ground and commenced CPR. Paramedics took over CPR on the tradie at the scene before he was rushed to St Vincent's Hospital. Several Randwick residents are currently without power following the incident. Ausgrid workers are on site attempting to restore power as quickly as possible. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. Police have established a crime scene and are looking into how the tradie came into contact with the power lines.