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Front Loader Tips, Lands On Driver In Bogota Front Loader Tips, Lands On Driver In Bogota
Front Loader Tips, Lands On Driver In Bogota A construction worker escaped serious injury when a front loader tipped and landed on top of him in Bogota. The worker was clearing property on the former site of the Bogota Golf Center on Cross Street when the machine fell down an embankment shortly after 3 p.m. Friday, May 5, Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Police, firefighters and members of the Bogota Rescue Squad responded along with BLS and ALS units from Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, the sergeant said. The victim, who'd climbed out, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor leg and arm injuries, Cole said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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
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Man, 25, Dies In Montgomery County Trench Collapse Man, 25, Dies In Montgomery County Trench Collapse
Man, 25, Dies In Montgomery County Trench Collapse A 25-year-old man died when a retaining wall collapsed on him while digging a trench Saturday afternoon in Montgomery County, authorities said. The man, who may have been a construction worker, was working at a home on Wrack Road in the Jenkintown section of Abington, when the wall fell on him around 3:45 p.m., Abington Police Lt. Ed Quinn told Daily Voice. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his identity was being withheld pending next of kin notification. Firefighters responded where they found the man crushed by the stone wall, according to initial reports. An investigation is…

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by Cecilia Levine
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HEROES: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse HEROES: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse
Heroes: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse A trio of Madison police officers jumped to action to save a 61-year-old construction worker who  stopped breathing Saturday, authorities said. Police were called to Orchard Street after the man went unconscious while working in a home shortly after 12:30 p.m., authorities said. The homeowners -- an off-duty Edgewater police officer and Morristown Medical Center emergency room nurse -- were performing CPR when officers arrived. Madison Police Cpl. Bart Glab, along with officers Chris Burans and Brett Smith took over lifesaving efforts. The officers used an automated external def…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
HEROES: Port Authority Police Revive Stricken Construction Worker At LaGuardia HEROES: Port Authority Police Revive Stricken Construction Worker At LaGuardia
Heroes: Port Authority Police Revive Stricken Construction Worker At LaGuardia A group of Port Authority police officers revived a construction worker who suffered a medical episode at LaGuardia Airport. Officers Oliver Ramclam, Richard McCarthy, Tim Feeney, John Gimigliano and Dan Novelli responded to a call for aid at a construction site opposite Terminal D shortly after 6:30 a.m. Monday, Port Authority Spokeswoman Lenis Valen said. They found the 57-year-old unconscious worker with no pulse, Valens said. The officers conducted CPR and shocked him with a defibrillator, reviving him, she said. The worker was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was reported in stab…

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by Jerry DeMarco