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Recycling Center Supervisor Killed In Ocean County Workplace Incident Was Firefighter, Dad Recycling Center Supervisor Killed In Ocean County Workplace Incident Was Firefighter, Dad
Recycling Center Supervisor Killed In Ocean County Workplace Incident Was Firefighter, Dad Services have been set for a father of two who was killed in a workplace incident at the Ocean County Northern Recycling Center. Timothy Hannold, 50, had entered a container being moved at the recycling center on Towbin Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 31, Lakewood Police Capt. Greg Staffordsmith said in a statement. Workers unaware of Hannold's presence tried to "upright the dumpster," causing the doors to shift and pin Holland up against an inside wall, Staffordsmith said. Hannold died as a result of the incident, police said. Affectionately known as "Timmy" or "Ripper," Hannold's obi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Sliding RV Kills Mechanic, 29, At New Jersey Garage: Police Sliding RV Kills Mechanic, 29, At New Jersey Garage: Police
Sliding RV Kills Mechanic, 29, At New Jersey Garage: Police A 29-year-old mechanic was killed over the weekend when an RV slid off jack stands and crushed him at a New Jersey garage, authorities said. The unidentified mechanic from Freehold was working at GasTime on West Commodore Boulevard in Jackson around 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, when the vehicle came off the jack stand and down on him,Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz said. The mechanic was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, where he died. Kunz said the incident was accidental in nature. OSHA was notified of the incident, and presumably will conduct a rev…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Workers Killed By Train On Bridge Connecting NJ, PA Identified Workers Killed By Train On Bridge Connecting NJ, PA Identified
Workers Killed By Train On Bridge Connecting NJ, PA Identified A pair of workers who were struck and killed by a train on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania last week have been identified by colleagues. Donato G. Fiocca, 53, and Victor R. Martins, 55, were working on the bridge when they were fatally struck in Camden around 9:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. Both men were members of the Cement Masons and Plasterers' Local 592, Fiocca for 25 years and Martins for 8. Fiocca and Martins were apparently working on a track that should've been out of service for concrete work, PennLive reports citing the National Transport…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Longshoreman Fatally Crushed By Machinery At Port Newark Longshoreman Fatally Crushed By Machinery At Port Newark
Longshoreman Fatally Crushed By Machinery At Port Newark A 51-year-old longshoreman was crushed to death by a piece of machinery in Port Newark this week, officials said. International Longshoremen's Association Local 1233's Uriel Matamoros, nicknamed "Popeye," died when the  Noell Straddle Carrier he toppled over on Wednesday, July 13, the International Longshoremen's Association said. An eight-year veteran of the ILA, Matamoros was remembered by ILA Local 1233 President Buddy Smith and many of his co-workers and employers as one of the hardest working longshoremen around.  Messages of condolences have poured into the ILA fr…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Central Jersey Man Working Under Tractor-Trailer Is Pinned When It Rolls Over Him: Police Central Jersey Man Working Under Tractor-Trailer Is Pinned When It Rolls Over Him: Police
Central Jersey Man Working Under Tractor-Trailer Is Pinned When It Rolls Over Him: Police A 60-year-old man was seriously injured when a tractor-trailer he was working on rolled over him, authorities said. On Tuesday at approximately 1:25 p.m., Sayreville police were dispatched to 222 Jernee Mill Road in reference to an individual being struck by a tractor-trailer with injuries.  Police found the victim entrapped under two tires on the left side of the forward rear axle of a 2016 Freightliner tractor, according to Captain Daniel Plumacker, a Sayreville Police Department spokesman. A witness told police that they saw the victim working under the tractor when it rolled forwa…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Industrial Worker, 30, Hospitalized With Burns In South Jersey: Police Industrial Worker, 30, Hospitalized With Burns In South Jersey: Police
Industrial Worker, 30, Hospitalized With Burns In South Jersey: Police A South Jersey industrial worker was hospitalized after suffering burns from a hydronic heating system Tuesday afternoon, police said. The victim — a 30-year-old man — was burned by a hydronic heating system at Aurobindo Pharma on Windsor Center Drive shortly before 10:40 a.m., Lt. Jason Hart told DailyVoice.com. A SouthStar medical helicopter was requested and later canceled, according to initial reports. The victim was ultimately taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for treatment, Lt. Hart said.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
NJ Worker Crushed By 6,000 Pounds Of Porcelain Dies, Authorities Say NJ Worker Crushed By 6,000 Pounds Of Porcelain Dies, Authorities Say
NJ Worker Crushed By 6,000 Pounds Of Porcelain Dies, Authorities Say A construction worker in North Jersey was killed after apparently being crushed by 6,000 pounds of porcelain that fell on him Monday, police said. The incident on Harrison Avenue was being investigated by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  The incident occurred at Porcelain Source, headquartered in Kearny, an OSHA representative told Daily Voice. Subsequent reports said the victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital and in cardiac arrest. Roseland Mayor James Spango on Tuesday announced the unidentified worker had died. "The Borough of Roseland, NJ would li…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Speed Bump Kills North Jersey Sanitation Worker Riding On Truck, Police Say Speed Bump Kills North Jersey Sanitation Worker Riding On Truck, Police Say
Speed Bump Kills North Jersey Sanitation Worker Riding On Truck, Police Say A 74-year-old sanitation worker died after the truck he was riding on hit a speed bump and he fell off earlier this month in Scotch Plains, police announced. Ismael Oliva was riding on the rear platform of the truck when he fell off and hit is head on the 300 block of Henry Street around 9:30 a.m. Sept. 2, local police said. Good Samaritans had rushed outside to help the Plainfield sanitation worker when paramedics arrive. Oliva was rushed to Overlook Medical Center in Summit, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Construction Worker Warned Of Dangerous Conditions Day Before Deadly NJ Accident, Family Says Construction Worker Warned Of Dangerous Conditions Day Before Deadly NJ Accident, Family Says
Construction Worker Warned Of Dangerous Conditions Day Before Deadly NJ Accident, Family Says On Jan. 27, Drew Arntz told his family that the conditions at the Linden construction site he was working on were becoming too dangerous, according to his sister, Dawn Arntz. The following day, he died when his machine fell into icy waters, leaving him trapped in a pocket of air for nearly an hour. Drew, 55, of Allentown, PA, was being remembered by his sister as a "good man who loved life." Still, Dawn told Daily Voice, "he wanted off this job." Simpson and Brown Inc., of Cranford, was identified by OSHA as the employer. The company is also currently being investigated by OSHA for an em…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour
Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour A construction worker from Pennsylvania died when the machine he was operating fell into frigid Linden waters, trapping him inside for nearly an hour Thursday morning, according to officials and news reports. Fire and police units responded to a construction site at 4900 Tremley Point Road, where the excavator had fallen into the Arthur Kill River Channel -- the operator inside a small pocket of air around 8 a.m., Linden police said in a release. The man was removed from the machine cab sometime around 9 a.m. by NYPD aviation divers. The construction worker was rushed to Trinitas Regio…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
LAWSUIT: Family Of Newark Airport Worker Killed By Propeller Sues Airline, Port Authority LAWSUIT: Family Of Newark Airport Worker Killed By Propeller Sues Airline, Port Authority
Lawsuit: Family Of Newark Airport Worker Killed By Propeller Sues Airline, Port Authority The family of a Newark Liberty Airport worker who was struck by an airplane propeller and killed has filed a lawsuit saying an absentee spotter and failed safety provisions are to blame for her death. Jacqueline Mkalama, 53, of Orange, was walking on the tarmac at Gate 25 in Terminal A when she was struck in the head by the spinning propeller of a Bombardier DHC-8202, on Sept. 2, 2017, according to the suit filed last month. The airport's operator, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, “failed to provide a safe place and means to perform the work, reads the suit, filed by the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Teenager Critical After Fall At South Brunswick Warehouse Teenager Critical After Fall At South Brunswick Warehouse
Teenager Critical After Fall At South Brunswick Warehouse A 19-year-old man remains in critical condition after he fell while working in a warehouse, police said. The teen was working in the warehouse assembling shelving when he fell 15 feet about 3 p.m. on Saturday, according to South Brunswick police. Police did not disclose the teenager's name or the company he was working for,  Paramedics with Monmouth Junction First Aid Squad took the teen to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Federal officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating the workplace accident. The teenager remained in critica…

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by Jon Craig