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Man Critically Injured At Jersey City Construction Site: Authorities (UPDATED) Man Critically Injured At Jersey City Construction Site: Authorities (UPDATED)
Man Critically Injured At Jersey City Construction Site: Authorities (Updated) A man was critically injured after a forklift overturned while he was working at a construction site in Jersey City on Monday morning, Sept. 11, authorities said.  The incident occurred at 425 Summit Avenue at 8:09 a.m., Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The man was removed the site and was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, Wallace-Scalfione said. The victim was employed by L&W Supplies, a spokesman for OSHA said. OSHA said it has six months to conduct an investigation and release its findings.

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by Sam Barron
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Man Seriously Injured In Construction Accident In Jersey City Man Seriously Injured In Construction Accident In Jersey City
Man Seriously Injured In Construction Accident In Jersey City A man was taken to a nearby hospital in Jersey City with serious injuries after a large piece of equipment fell on him at a construction site on the morning of Thursday, May 4. Jersey City police, fire and the Office of Emergency Management all responded to the scene at 532 Summit Ave., Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said.  The intersection of Summit and Pavonia is being closed to traffic while the investigation continues, Wallace-Scalfione said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified, Wallace-Scalfione said.

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by Sam Barron
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Worker Struck By Steel Beam Rescued From Fourth Floor Of HackensackUMC Construction Site Worker Struck By Steel Beam Rescued From Fourth Floor Of HackensackUMC Construction Site
Worker Struck By Steel Beam Rescued From Fourth Floor Of HackensackUMC Construction Site HEROES: A worker was rescued after he was struck and pinned beneath a steel beam on the fourth floor of a Hackensack University Medical Center construction site on Thursday. With help from the construction company, the victim was secured into a basket by city firefighters and HUMC paramedics and then lowered by a crane after he was struck in the lower extremities by the I-beam at the Atlantic Street construction site shortly after 11 a.m., Hackensack Fire Capt. Justin Derevyanik said. Members of the third platoon Rescue 1, Ladder 1, Engine 2, Deputy 3 Car 2, police and HUMC BLS and ALS…

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by Jerry DeMarco