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Construction Worker Saved From Crane In Westchester: Report Construction Worker Saved From Crane In Westchester: Report
Construction Worker Saved From Crane In Westchester: Report A dramatic rescue played out at a Westchester construction site when an injured construction worker needed help getting down from a crane, according to a report by ABC New York.  The rescue happened on Wednesday, Aug. 9 at a White Plains construction site at 200 Hamilton Ave., where a construction worker who had been helping to build an apartment building suffered a broken leg after a "crushing" incident, the news outlet reported.  Because the injury left the worker unable to get down to the ground on his own, White Plains fire officials and police had to lower him almost 200 feet…

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by Ben Crnic
Traffic
Roads Temporarily Closed In Hudson Valley After Construction Crew Ruptures Propane Tank Roads Temporarily Closed In Hudson Valley After Construction Crew Ruptures Propane Tank
Roads Temporarily Closed In Hudson Valley After Construction Crew Ruptures Propane Tank Construction workers in the Hudson Valley got a scare on the job when they accidentally ruptured a propane tank near a Rockland County school, leading to temporary road closures. In New City, the eastbound lanes of Parrot Road between Germonds Road and the entrance of the Felix Festa Middle School in West Nyack were closed on Tuesday, April 5 when the tank was struck in a lot under construction. Members of the Clarkstown Police Department, New City Fire Department, and Rockland County Hazmat Team all responded to the scene, and officials said that the surrounding schools were advised of th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Worker Dies After Being Trapped In Trench In Westchester Worker Dies After Being Trapped In Trench In Westchester
Worker Dies After Being Trapped In Trench In Westchester A Connecticut man from Fairfield County was killed in a construction accident in New York after being trapped 10 feet underground when a trench collapsed on top of him at a Westchester County worksite. The Stamford man was killed around 12:40 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, when the trench collapsed at a home on 648 Shore Acres Drive in the Village of Mamaroneck. Police officers, as well as members from the Mamaroneck Fire Department, responded to 648 Shore Acres Drive on a report of a person trapped in a trench at the location, said Mamaroneck PD Chief Sandra DiRuzza. Upon arrival, t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Worker Trapped In Trench At Construction Site In Westchester Worker Trapped In Trench At Construction Site In Westchester
Worker Trapped In Trench At Construction Site In Westchester Updated story: Worker Dies After Being Trapped In Trench Rescue crews are on the scene of a rescue/recovery effort in Westchester County after a construction worker became trapped beneath 10 feet of dirt when a trench collapsed at a construction site. The incident began around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4, on Shore Acres Drive in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department. Emergency crews at the scene requested a vacuum truck to remove the worker from the cave-in.  Mamaroneck police escorted the specialized equipment to the scene in a…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
ID Released For Victim In Fatal Westchester Construction Accident ID Released For Victim In Fatal Westchester Construction Accident
ID Released For Victim In Fatal Westchester Construction Accident The identity has been released of the worker who was killed outside a building in Westchester after being electrocuted when his cherry picker struck power lines, police said. Alejandro Manuel Caisaguano Pellisa, 26, of the Bronx, was working at a construction site at 164 Union Ave. in New Rochelle when the incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12. Previous story: Worker On Lift Dies After Striking Power Lines In New Rochelle The New Rochelle police and fire departments responded. Subsequent investigation revealed that the worker, while in the cherry picker perfor…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Worker On Lift Dies After Striking Power Lines In Westchester Worker On Lift Dies After Striking Power Lines In Westchester
Worker On Lift Dies After Striking Power Lines In Westchester Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Victim In Fatal Westchester Construction Accident A worker on a lift was killed outside a building in Westchester after being electrocuted when his cherry picker struck power lines, police said. The man, who was working at 164 Union Avenue in New Rochelle, was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 12 after what is being investigated as possible electrocution, Captain Cosmo Costa, commanding officer of the New Rochelle PD said.  The man was first announced as unconscious around 2:30 p.m. and later pronounced dead approx…

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by Zak Failla
News
One Injured In Bedford Construction Site Partial Collapse One Injured In Bedford Construction Site Partial Collapse
One Injured In Bedford Construction Site Partial Collapse Bedford firefighters are on the scene of a construction accident in which a worker was injured during a partial collapse of a wall, according to fire officials. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. Wednesday at 426 Pea Pond Road that is currently under construction. The worker has reportedly been transported to Westchester Medical Center for treatment. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes