Electrician is Stable After Receiving Shock at Tribeca's Citi Tower

After enduring an electrical shock on the job at the Citi building in Tribeca, an electrician is wheeled to a waiting ambulance. Photo: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib

An electrical shock sent an electrician at Tribeca’s Citi tower at 388 Greenwich St. to the hospital Tuesday morning. The unidentified worker was taken to New York University Medical Center in stable condition, according to a Fire Department spokesman.

The injury occurred when the worker touched an electrical panel that was being worked on, according to a source, who added that the worker was able to walk into the building’s onsite medical office before 911 was called.  The electrician is employed by Hazel and Bueller, a subcontractor for Tishman Construction, the source said. A project manager at the company did not immediately return a call for comment.

This was the second injury at the building this month. On July 5, a worker was taken to the hospital with a leg injury when a material box slid off a forklift.

The building is undergoing a five-year, $2 billion reconstruction project that will transform the look of the tower and the building next to it at 390 Greenwich St.