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Workplace Accident
Capital District
News
Cable Company Employee Electrocuted While Working In Berne
A cable company employee was electrocuted while working on a utility pole in the region. The Albany County incident happened at around 2 a.m. Friday, April 19, in the town of Berne on Long Road. The Spectrum Cable employee was in a bucket truck performing routine equipment maintenance on a utility pole when he came into contact with an electrical line, a spokesperson for Spectrum’s parent company Charter Communications told Daily Voice. Emergency crews arrived to find the truck on fire. Medics with the East Berne Fire Department pronounced the employee dead at the scene. His identity had…
North Rockland
Police & Fire
Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Falling 7 Stories In West Haverstraw
An employee of a Hudson Valley power plant is in critical condition after falling seven stories into the hopper in ductwork. The incident took place in Rockland County around 5 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at the Bowline Power Plant in West Haverstraw. According to Chief Bob LaGrow of the West Haverstraw Fire Department, the worker fell into the shaft of the hopper of the ductwork and fell seven stories, landing on a base platform. Firefighters searched for the employee, finding him on the second floor of the hopper, LaGrow said. Thinking they may need a technical rescue, a cal…
Prince William
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Crushed To Death While Working On Car In Woodbridge: Police
A death investigation has been launched in Prince William County after a 19-year-old was crushed to death while working on his vehicle in Woodbridge, police say. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, the Prince William County Police Department received an emergency call after a man working underneath his vehicle was pinned when it fell on top of him in the 13400 block of Greenacre Drive. The man was pinned and died there, fire and rescue officials confirmed. Preliminarily, there are no signs of any foul play, according to police, who made note that the cause of death has not been…
Suffolk NY
News
New Update: Worker Killed In Trench Collapse At Smithtown Home
This story has been updated. A worker has died following a trench collapse at a home on Long Island. Emergency crews were called at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 for a collapse at a property in Smithtown, located in the village of Head of the Harbor on Piper Lane. Suffolk County Police said an employee with Copiague-based Darius Masonry was installing cesspool rings at the home when he entered the hole to level the ring. While he was down in the hole, the excavated dirt collapsed on top of him, burying him in approximately ten feet of soil. Multiple agencies were called to the sc…
Worcester
News
28-Year-Old ID'd As Man Crushed To Death In Westborough Industrial Accident: DA
A 28-year-old Worcester man has been identified as the person crushed to death after a truck's trailer fell on him in Westborough, authorities said. Pablo Franciso Otano Aponte died on Wednesday, Dec. 27, when a 53-foot-long box trailer fell on him as he worked on it off of Computer Drive, the Worcester County District Attorney said. Paramedics were called to the site around 9:30 a.m. "Initial investigation suggests it appears to be a tragic accident," a spokesperson for the district attorney's office said. Westborough Fire Chief Patrick Purcell told WHDH that&n…
Lehigh
Business
Hazleton Worker Dies After 25-Foot Fall Onto Concrete Floor: Coroner
A Hazleton man is dead following an accidental workplace fall last Friday afternoon, Dec. 1, according to Coroner Daniel Buglio. Joseph Forty was working at the NORPEL pet food processing facility in Hazle Township when he lost his footing and fell 25 feet, officials said. He landed on a concrete floor and was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from his injuries on Monday morning, Dec. 4, the Coroner's Office said. Forty's cause of death was recorded as blunt force trauma to the head and torso from a warehouse accident, Buglio wrote. His manner of …
York
Obituaries
Worker ID'd After Crushing Death Between Forklift, Tractor-Tractor in York
A 30-year-old person has been identified following a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a forklift at work in Manchester Township on Thursday. The coroner identified the victim as Joseph Via III, "Joey, who was in the process of transitioning to Lizzy," her stepmother, Sue Frederick Via, said in a Facebook post. She was found unresponsive and entrapped between a forklift and a parked tractor-trailer at her place of work, C-P Flexible Packaging, located at 15 Grumbacher Road, Manchester Township at 11:10 a.m. on Nov. 30, authorities explained. "It is unknown exa…
Delaware
News
SEPTA Workers Hurt In Accident In Radnor Township: Officials
A pair of SEPTA employees are injured after an accident on the tracks in Radnor Township, officials confirmed to Daily Voice. There was an "incident" involving track equipment near the County Line Station around 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, according to transit authorities. A SEPTA spokesperson said they did not have details on the extent of the injuries, except that they are "not life-threatening" and that the workers remain hospitalized as of Saturday afternoon. At least one employee had to be freed from under a maintenance vehicle, 6abc reported. NHSL: Shuttle buses are operatin…
Yorktown
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Excavator In Yorktown
This story has been updated. A 59-year-old man was killed after an excavator rolled on top of them on a residential Northern Westchester road, police said. The incident happened on Friday, Oct. 27 around 2:15 p.m., when the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department responded to an excavator rollover on Baptist Church Road. According to Yorktown Police, a 59-year-old man who had been working with a local tree company had become trapped underneath an excavator he was standing next to. The man was confirmed to have died shortly after authorities arrived. Fire crews th…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park
Legal
Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall
The estate of an electrician who died from a 30-foot fall at a food manufacturing plant in Saddle Brook has reportedly received a $5 million settlement. Joseph Roscitt, who worked for the Modern Electric Company in Clifton, was atop a scissor lift changing light bulbs when an employee at Chefler Foods accidentally backed a forklift into the aerial platform on Dec. 1, 2021, authorities said Roscitt, who was a member of IBEW Local 164 in Paramus, suffered brain bleeding and other critical injuries when his head slammed against the concrete floor, they said. A portion of his skull was removed…
Hackensack
Police & Fire
Worker Injured In Partial Hackensack Building Collapse
UPDATE: A worker was seriously injured when an awning that he and others were dismantling in front of an apartment building in Hackensack collapsed on him Friday, authorities confirmed. The 50-something victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with what appeared to be a broken arm, among other injuries, after the structure at the Parkview Apartments on Polifly Road gave way shortly before noon Oct. 27, responders said. Hackensack police, their Emergency Services Unit and city firefighters were joined at the scene by city building, electrical and fire inspectors, OSHA and bo…
Nassau
Police & Fire
ID Released For Service Station Employee Struck, Killed By Jeep In Wantagh
The identity of an auto service center employee who was killed after he was struck by a jeep while on the job has been released. The incident happened on Long Island around 10:10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in Wantagh. The 32-year-old male employee at the Merrick Jeep Chrysler Dodge Service Center on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) was hit by a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by another employee as he backed up, according to Nassau County Police. The victim, now identified as 32-year-old Daniel Cicio, of Levittown, was transported to a nearby hospital by a Nassau County Police Ambul…
Bucks
News
Osha
Investigating Deadly Industrial Accident In Bucks County
Federal regulators are investigating the workplace accident that killed a 52-year-old man in Fairless Hills on Monday, Oct. 9. Oscar C. Martinez Bravo died from multiple injuries at Mazza Iron and Steel at 60 Solar Drive, according to the Bucks County Coroner's Office. His manner of death was ruled accidental, Coroner Meredith Buck said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration told Daily Voice it is investigating the matter.
Bedford
Police & Fire
Golf Course Employee Knocked Unconscious By Fallen Tree Limb In Bedford
A golf course employee was hospitalized after they were struck by a fallen tree limb while working in Northern Westchester. The incident happened in Bedford on Wednesday, Sept. 27 around 6:45 a.m., when police responded to the Glen Arbor Golf Club at 234 Bedford Center Rd., where an employee had been hit by a fallen tree limb while driving a golf cart. Arriving officers found the employee unconscious in the golf cart and administered CPR until medics were able to take over, according to Bedford Police Lt. Jeff Gulick. The employee was then taken to Northern Westchester Hospi…
Pascack Valley
Police & Fire
Victim Airlifted After Being Knocked Unconscious By Ladder At Northvale Eatery
An employee at a restaurant in Northvale was airlifted to the hospital after being knocked unconscious by a falling ladder, authorities said. The 31-year-old Northvale resident was breathing but unresponsive when he was flown to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center following the 11:38 a.m. accident, Police Chief Howard J. Ostrow said. Responders said the victim was struck at The Greek Village restaurant on Livingston Avenue. What he was doing at the time wasn't immediately clear. The restaurant was closed at the time. Northvale EMS and firefighters along with local param…
Fairfax
Police & Fire
Tree-Cutter Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Injuries In Burke
A tree-cutter was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries in Fairfax County on Monday, Aug. 21, police said. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. on the 5800 block of Wood Laurel Court in Burke. The nature of the injuries or how they were sustained weren't immediately clear. #FCFRD units are working a technical rescue in the 5800 blk of Wood Laurel Ct in the Burke area. A worker suffered an injury while trimming a tree. Crews are working to lower the worker from the tree. pic.twitter.com/HZ1YEzV0e4 — Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) August 21, 2023 Footage from the …
Pleasantville
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Dies From Fall At Residence In Pleasantville: Police
A construction worker was killed on the job after falling from a residence in Northern Westchester. The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 15 just before 8 a.m., when Pleasantville Police were alerted that a construction worker had been injured at a private home on Sunnyside Avenue. Authorities then responded to the residence immediately along with paramedics and found that the man had suffered extensive injuries from a fall. Although paramedics attempted to give medical aid to the man, he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The man's name and more detai…
Delaware
Police & Fire
Garbage Truck Crushes Delco Sanitation Worker To Death
A sanitation worker is dead after being hit by the truck he was working on, according to authorities. It happened around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15 in Ridley Park, borough police said in a statement. The employee, 31-year-old Frank Daniels, was on the 200 block of West Hinckley Avenue when he was struck and fatally injured, said police and sanitation company JP Mascaro and Sons. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed that they are investigating the death and noted that JP Mascaro and Sons has no past OSHA inspection history. The compan…
East Dutchess
Police & Fire
Worker Critical After 40-Foot Fall At Union Vale Middle School In Lagrangeville
A construction worker is in critical condition after falling some 40 feet through a skylight at a Hudson Valley middle school. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 2 at the Union Vale Middle School in Lagrangeville. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, the man was working on the skylight when he fell. The unidentified man was airlifted by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center in critical condition, Harris said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes
Police & Fire
Worker Falls Head-First From Roof Of Franklin Lakes School
A worker was hospitalized Thursday after he fell from the roof of a school in Franklin Lakes and landed on his head, authorities said. The 54-year-old West New York laborer with Safeway Contracting out of Union plunged 10 to 15 feet at the Franklin Avenue Middle School shortly after 2 p.m. July 27, Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. He was alert and conscious while being treated for a large cut on his head before being taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, the captain said. OSHA was notified and responded for further investigation, McCombs said.
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock
Police & Fire
Glen Rock DPW Worker Injured When Bobcat Tips
A Glen Rock DPW worker was hospitalized Thursday after a Bobcat mini excavator he was operating at the borough landfill tipped onto its side, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The 40-something worker was belted in when the mishap occurred at the facility off Doremus Avenue around 1:30 p.m. July 27, the chief said. He suffered trauma and a cut on his left leg, Ackermann said. Paramedics from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood treated the injured worker at the scene before EMTs with the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to the hospital, the chief said. The injured DPW worker wa…
Essex MA
Police & Fire
Constructor Worker Killed In Rock Crusher Accident At Swampscott Job Site: DA
A worker was killed on Monday afternoon, July 17, following an accident at an Aggregate Industries job site at the Swampscott Quarry, authorities said. Workers at the facility called 911 around 1 p.m. to report an incident involving a rock crusher suspended above the quarry at the 30 Danvers Road site. The worker was pronounced dead at the scene, and their name is being withheld until their next of kin can be notified. Swampscott police, Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Essex County District Attorney's Office is investigating the accident.
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Worker, 58, Electrocuted On Route 35: Police (
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A 58-year-old man died after coming in contact with power lines in a workplace accident Tuesday, July 11 in Monmouth County, authorities said. Kevin McAdorey was working near 1040 Route 35 on a motorized scissor lift when the lift came in contact with power lines, causing McAdorey to fall 20 feet to the ground around 12:30 p.m., Middletown Police Chief of Police R. Craig Weber said. McAdorey was unconscious when he was hospitalized, but was pronounced dead at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. The decedent was an employee from Wave Electric, 3 Sheil …
Somerset
Police & Fire
Worker Killed By Heavy Machinery Accident In Somerset County: Police
A 62-year-old Ocean County man was killed in an apparent worksite accident in Hillsborough early on Wednesday, May 31, authorities said. The man, whose identity was not released, was found as Hillsborough Township Police responded to a call regarding an accident involving heavy machinery at a site on Willow Road around 7:25 a.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause and manner of death are pending further investigation but appear to be the result of a workplace accident, McDonald added. Assisting agencies include the Som…
Essex MA
Police & Fire
Wall Partially Falls On Worker At Haverhill Best Western Demolition Site: Police
A man was hospitalized after he was partially covered by a falling wall, officials say. The worker was injured around 7:50 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17 while working to demolish a wall of the Haverhill Best Western, located at 401 Lowell Avenue, Haverhill Fire Chief Robert O'Brien said. The worker suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the incident, O'Brien said. He was transported to a local hospital. No information has been released about the cause of the incident.
Lyndhurst
Police & Fire
Victim Critical After Electrical Explosion At Meadowlands Solid Waste Plant
An electrical explosion at a solid waste facility in North Arlington severely burned a worker on his face and side, authorities said. The 62-year-old victim from Paterson was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston following the mishap at the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission facility on Baler Boulevard shortly after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, Police Capt. Robert J. Reilly said. He was listed in critical condition, the captain said. Borough police, firefighters and the North Arlington Volunteer Ambulance Service responded along with an ALS unit and a crew from PSE&…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Fatal Fall: 26-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Glen Cove
A worker has been identified after a fatal fall on Long Island. It happened just before noontime on Friday, April 14 in Glen Cove at a commercial building located at 40 Garvies Point Road, according to Nassau County Police. Responding Nassau County Police officers observed that a man had fallen through a roof he had been working on and landed on the ground. The victim, identified as Noe Diaz-Gamez, age 26, of Huntington Station, suffered severe head trauma and was airlifted to a local hospital by a Nassau County Police helicopter. He was pron…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Bucks County First Responders Rescue Worker After 40-Foot Fall
Emergency personnel shut down Route 1 in Bensalem for nearly an hour as they raced to rescue a worker who fell 40 feet from an overpass early Thursday morning. It happened at about 3:45 a.m. April 13, Bensalem Fire Rescue said in a release. Multiple crews were dispatched to the bridge near Bristol Road to mount a technical rescue, authorities said. Firefighters were able to reach the victim and render medical aid before rigging up a 3:1 pulley system and hoisting the injured worker back to safety. Scene from tFacebook/Bensalem Fire Rescue About 40 minutes after first responders arri…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock
News
Worker Run Over By Cement Truck At Fair Lawn Concrete Yard
A man working on a cement truck was injured Tuesday when the vehicle ran over him at Tanis Concrete in Fair Lawn, authorities said. The 62-year-old Elmwood Park resident had his leg rolled over when the truck went into gear in the early afternoon at the River Road site, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson. The victim's wife told Daily Voice her husband suffered a broken leg, a fractured pelvis and back and major tissue damage. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunt…
Fort Lee
News
Workers Killed In JFK Construction Accident ID'd
Two workers were killed after becoming trapped under rubble at JFK International Airport this week have been identified. Franciso Reyes and Fernando Pereira were relocating utility lines at an energy plant near the airport for its redevelopment project, when they became trapped under rubble in a trench around 11:10 a.m., on Monday, April 3, officials said. The workers were removed from the trench and subsequently pronounced dead, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. "Francisco was a hardworking 10-year member, while Fernando was just beginning his career in 731,"&n…
Mercer
News
Worker Electrocuted, Killed By Live Wire In Mercer County: Police
A worker was electrocuted and killed while working on fiber optic lines, authorities said. Dean Kitchin, 52, of Cherry Hill apparently touched a live power line during the work, they said. His lifeless body was found on top of a box truck, according to Hamilton police. Hamilton police and firefighters were called to 11 Souith Gold Road for a report of a fire on Wednesday, March 1. There was no foul play, Hamilton police said. The Middlesex County Medical Examiner's Office was conducting an autopsy.
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