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Contractor Crashes 15 Feet Off Ladder Onto Asphalt — Family Begs For Help After Horror Fall Contractor Crashes 15 Feet Off Ladder Onto Asphalt — Family Begs For Help After Horror Fall
Contractor Crashes 15 Feet Off Ladder Onto Asphalt — Family Begs For Help After Horror Fall A Virginia father is facing a long recovery after falling more than a dozen feet from a ladder while working on a job, his family said. On Saturday, Aug. 30, Christopher Sullivan was pressure washing a metal roof when the washer got wedged between the roof and ladder, leading to a dangerous situation.  As he tried to free it, the ladder shifted left, sending Sullivan and the machine tumbling nearly 15 feet onto asphalt, according to his wife. Sullivan was left with catastrophic injuries that included a brain bleed, broken jaw, and broken wrist. Doctors are now waiting for swelling ar…
25-Foot Fatal Fall At Utz Potato Chip Factory: Officials 25-Foot Fatal Fall At Utz Potato Chip Factory: Officials
25-Foot Fatal Fall At Utz Potato Chip Factory: Officials A man died after falling 25 feet from a roof at the Utz Potato Factory in Hanover, York County officials announced on Friday, May 2. The fall was reported to York County 911 at 8:35 a.m. from the factory located at 900 High Street, according to the Office of Emergency Management. At 8:55 a.m., Hanover Borough Police requested the York County Coroner to respond to the scene, the coroner's office confirmed to Daily Voice that they responded to the scene.  Hanover Borough Police are leading the investigation. The man's identity has not been released, and no additional details were availa…
DUI Driver Kills WSCC Worker In Montgomery County: Police DUI Driver Kills WSCC Worker In Montgomery County: Police
DUI Driver Kills Wscc Worker In Montgomery County: Police A 39-year-old WSCC worker was killed after being struck by a DUI driver early Sunday, Sept. 8 in Montgomery County, police said. Clinton's Ernest Joseph Dyson was working at New Hampshire Avenue and Rodney Road in Hillandale, when he was struck by a 2011 Volkswagen CC around 4:40 a.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of a black 2011 Volkswagen CC was reportedly uninjured. Dyson, a WSSC Water employee, was on the job at the time he was struck, according to police. No additional details were provided. To my other son Ernest Dyson I’m lost…
Maryland Trash Truck Worker Killed After Vehicle Overturns, Trapping Him: Police Maryland Trash Truck Worker Killed After Vehicle Overturns, Trapping Him: Police
Maryland Trash Truck Worker Killed After Vehicle Overturns, Trapping Him: Police A trucking company employee has been killed after a trash truck rolled on top of him, trapping him, authorities say. Francisco Javier Medero, 54, was working on the back of the truck as a refuse worker along Broadwater Road when a wide-bodied dually pickup truck approached them around 11:15 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 23, according to Anne Arundel County police. Both vehicles attempted to pass each other on the narrow road, resulting in the trash truck's tires accidentally rolling off of the roadway, investigators said. Shortly after, the trash truck tipped and rolled onto its right side, trap…
Worker Trapped In Rockville Trench Rescued, Airlifted To Hospital Worker Trapped In Rockville Trench Rescued, Airlifted To Hospital
Worker Trapped In Rockville Trench Rescued, Airlifted To Hospital Several people were rescued after becoming trapped in a trench in Montgomery County, officials say. Rescue personnel were called to the 9600 block of Viers Drive shortly before 2 p.m., Thursday, July 21 to assist in the removal of three people from the trench, including one that was trapped, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. One worker was able to self rescue, while another was assisted by officials. The remaining worker became buried up to the waist in the trench that was reportedly between six and eight feet deep, three feet wide, and 10 feet long. https://t.co/fFLeKQ8K…
Worker Crushed To Death While Repairing Skid Loader Was Popular Cecil County Dad Worker Crushed To Death While Repairing Skid Loader Was Popular Cecil County Dad
Worker Crushed To Death While Repairing Skid Loader Was Popular Cecil County Dad A Maryland worker who died when his head was crushed by a skid loader he was repairing is being remembered as a loving dad and husband. The machine was tilted backward and dislodged a metal block supporting it when it fell on Kevin Cline, 38, around 9 a.m. on the 300 block of Marley Road in Elkton, officials previously said. "Yesterday we lost an amazing friend, husband, father, and brother to a tragic accident,” Dorothy Barone writes on a GoFundMe campaign for his family.  “Kevin Cline was well known in Cecil County. Everyone has a Kevin story. He would help anyone, and now I am…
Man Killed After Head Crushed By Skid Loader In Maryland: Reports Man Killed After Head Crushed By Skid Loader In Maryland: Reports
Man Killed After Head Crushed By Skid Loader In Maryland: Reports A worker was killed on Wednesday, July 13, when a skid loader dropped on his head while he was repairing a piece of equipment, according to reports. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, officials reported a major trauma on the 300 block of Marley Road in Elkton, where a man’s head was crushed in Cecil County. The man, reportedly identified as 38-year-old Kevin Cline, of Elkton, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Cecil Whig. Officials said that the victim was working to repair the skid loader, which accidentally tilted backward, dislodging a metal block holding it up, w…