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Man Injured in Miami Beach Accident

A man injured his ankle while working outside a Miami Beach home. He had been in the bucket of a cherry picker when the cherry picker touched some power lines, causing the cherry picker to catch fire.

Man Hurt in Beach Construction Accident

The hydraulic system of the cherry picker gave out and dropped the bucket about 10 feet; the man twisted his ankle in the fall. Paramedics took him to a hospital for treatment, but the man did not fall off the equipment or get shocked.

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