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Construction Worker Seriously Injured After 20-Foot Fall In Region Construction Worker Seriously Injured After 20-Foot Fall In Region
Construction Worker Seriously Injured After 20-Foot Fall In Region A construction worker was seriously injured after falling from a second-floor roof to the first floor.  The incident took place in Orange County around 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 25 in the town of Highland Falls on Owens Farm Road. According to the Highland Falls Police Chief Frank Basile, a construction worker was working on a second-floor roof when he fell 20 to 30 feet to the first-floor roof area. The worker had to be rescued by firefighters using a basket in a technical rescue, police said. The man was transported by helicopter to an area hospital with serious injuries, the chief sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Injured Workers Removed From Construction Site In Region Twice In 3 Days Injured Workers Removed From Construction Site In Region Twice In 3 Days
Injured Workers Removed From Construction Site In Region Twice In 3 Days A Westchester County fire department had to come to the rescue of injured workers at a construction site twice in three days. The first rescue came on Saturday, Nov. 12, at an unspecified New Rochelle construction site when an injured worker had to be removed from the fifth floor by ladder, according to the New Rochelle Fire Department.  A similar incident then happened on Tuesday, Nov. 15, when two more workers were injured on the 6th floor, which also required them to be removed from the site by ladder, the fire department said.  "The silver lining for these workers is that the…

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by Ben Crnic