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Partial Parking Garage Collapse At Luxury Building In Fairfield County Under Investigation Partial Parking Garage Collapse At Luxury Building In Fairfield County Under Investigation
Partial Parking Garage Collapse At Luxury Building In Fairfield County Under Investigation Officials from the Stamford Buildings and Engineering departments are investigating the cause of a partial collapse at a parking garage at the site of a luxury residential building. Officials in Stamford are seeking information about the nature of a collapse of a fifth-floor outdoor terrace at the site of The Allure on Pacific Street, which remains under investigation. “At this time, the City has no reason to believe that there are any immediate risks to similar buildings in the South End, however, the Buildings and Fire Departments have been ordered to conduct visual inspections of other s…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ID Released For Construction Worker Killed In Norwalk Fall ID Released For Construction Worker Killed In Norwalk Fall
ID Released For Construction Worker Killed In Norwalk Fall A construction worker who fell to his death while working during the early morning hours on the SoNo Collection in Norwalk has been identified. Lorgio Jimenez-Suarez, 52, of Astoria, fell around 2:39 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the new shopping area located at 100 North Water Street, said Lt. Terry Blake with the Norwalk Police Department. Blake said Jimenez-Suarez fell from an elevated height. Arriving officers rendered aid to Jimenez-Suarez, who was transported to the Norwalk Hospital by ambulance where he later died, Blake said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was noti…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Construction Firm Cited For Exposing Employees To Hazards At Worksite In Bridgeport Construction Firm Cited For Exposing Employees To Hazards At Worksite In Bridgeport
Construction Firm Cited For Exposing Employees To Hazards At Worksite In Bridgeport A South Carolina construction company faces nearly $150,000 in proposed fines for exposing workers to hazards at a construction site in Bridgeport. Columbia, South Carolina-based LLE Construction LLC faces $146,554 in penalties, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as reported here by Westfair.  OSHA inspectors observed employees installing shingles and a skylight without fall protection at the Bridgeport site, which was not specified. LLE also was cited for failing to provide fall protection, train employees to recognize fall ha…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Danbury Firefighters Rescue Injured Worker From Construction Site Danbury Firefighters Rescue Injured Worker From Construction Site
Danbury Firefighters Rescue Injured Worker From Construction Site DANBURY, Conn. — Firefighters came to the rescue of a worker who suffered a head injury Thursday morning at a home construction site in Danbury on Candlewood Lake.With the help of a local tree company, firefighters set up a rope system and basket to pull the worker from the basement of the home under construction on Forty Acre Mountain Road, fire department spokesman James Gagliardo said in a statement.   A 911 call came in at 9 a.m. Engine Company 24 was dispatched along with City Of Danbury EMS to the scene, Gagliardo said.  The accident was due to the malfunction of a boom on a concrete …

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by Karen Tensa