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Company Fined Nearly $50K After Winthrop Employee Dies At Boston Logan In 2023: OSHA Company Fined Nearly $50K After Winthrop Employee Dies At Boston Logan In 2023: OSHA
Company Fined Nearly $50K After Winthrop Employee Dies At Boston Logan In 2023: Osha A Winthrop father and Desert Storm veteran who was killed last year while working at Boston Logan Airport was not properly trained on the forklift he was driving when it crashed and fell on top of him, federal regulators said on Monday, March 11. The company he worked for now faces nearly $50,000 in fines for the incident.  Raul Orengo Santiago, 51, died on August 29, 2023, after the forklift he was driving clipped a beam, tipped over, and fell on top of him, an OSHA report of the fatal accident said. Fellow employees used an aircraft tow bar to lift the heavy equipment o…

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by Josh Lanier
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Update: Winthrop Man Dies From Logan Airport Accident Update: Winthrop Man Dies From Logan Airport Accident
Update: Winthrop Man Dies From Logan Airport Accident A 51-year-old man died in an industrial accident at Logan Airport, officials say.  A Winthrop man who was an employee of a JetBlue sub-contractor died in a forklift accident at Logan Airport in Boston around 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, according to the Massachusetts State Police.  The 51-year-old attempted to drive a forklift through a lower bag service entrance in an outdoor loading area behind Gate C26, an initial investigation shows. A beam over the entrance was marked with a sign labelling it as having a clearance of eight feet and six inches, but the forklift's backrest ex…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Former Mass Governor's Son Arrested For OUI After Driving Erratically Former Mass Governor's Son Arrested For OUI After Driving Erratically
Former Mass Governor's Son Arrested For OUI After Driving Erratically The son of Charlie Baker, the current president of the NCAA and the former governor of Massachusetts, was arrested and booked for driving under the influence of liquor, officials say.  Andrew "A.J." Baker, 29, was arrested on Saturday, May 13 in Lynnfield for driving under the influence, according to Massachusetts State Police.  Peabody police followed and pulled over a Volkswagen Jetta on Route 95 South near Walnut Street in Lynnfield after another driver reported seeing the vehicle moving "erratically."  The Jetta drove onto the highway from Route 114 while police followed…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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JetBlue Flight Narrowly Avoids Run-In With LearJet Plane At Boston Airport: Feds JetBlue Flight Narrowly Avoids Run-In With LearJet Plane At Boston Airport: Feds
JetBlue Flight Narrowly Avoids Run-In With LearJet Plane At Boston Airport: Feds The pilot of a Learjet plane took off without clearance at Boston Logan International Airport, forcing a JetBlue flight to take "evasive action," officials say.  A Learjet 60 flight was instructed to line up and wait before taking off while a JetBlue Embraer 190 landed on an intersecting runway on Monday, Feb. 27 around 7:00 p.m., according to a preliminary statement by the Federal Aviation Administration.  VERY CLOSE CALL: FAA says Learjet Hop-A-Jet took off without clearance at Logan Airport Monday forcing JetBlue 206 to take evasive action and go-around. JetBlue flight may have touch…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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JetBlue Announcement Could Mean Lower Ticket Prices From Boston To Paris JetBlue Announcement Could Mean Lower Ticket Prices From Boston To Paris
JetBlue Announcement Could Mean Lower Ticket Prices From Boston To Paris JetBlue fliers in Boston will soon be able to make a day trip to Paris thanks to the carrier's new plan to offer more direct transatlantic flights.  The lower-cost airline announced on Wednesday, Nov. 16, that it would start with flights out of John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to Charles de Gaulle Airport in the summer of 2023 with flights out of Logan to begin soon after. Tickets will go on sale in the coming months, though the company didn't provide any specific dates.  “JetBlue is offering something completely unique to what you get from the big global legacy airlines on the…

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by Josh Lanier