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New Update: Worker Killed In Trench Collapse At Long Island Home New Update: Worker Killed In Trench Collapse At Long Island Home
New Update: Worker Killed In Trench Collapse At Long Island Home This story has been updated. A worker has died following a trench collapse at a home on Long Island. Emergency crews were called at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 for a collapse at a property in Smithtown, located in the village of Head of the Harbor on Piper Lane. Suffolk County Police said an employee with Copiague-based Darius Masonry was installing cesspool rings at the home when he entered the hole to level the ring.  While he was down in the hole, the excavated dirt collapsed on top of him, burying him in approximately ten feet of soil. Multiple agencies were called to the sc…

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by Michael Mashburn
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ID Released For Worker Killed In Roof Collapse At Woodbury Company ID Released For Worker Killed In Roof Collapse At Woodbury Company
ID Released For Worker Killed In Roof Collapse At Woodbury Company Authorities have identified a construction worker who was killed when a roof collapsed at a utility company on Long Island. The incident happened shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, in Woodbury, at the Jericho Water District Facility on Stillwell Lane. Two construction workers were standing on scaffolding about 30 feet in the air when the roof suddenly collapsed, according to Nassau County Police. One of the men, identified Friday, Aug. 4 as 49-year-old Donaldo Duque, of Roosevelt, was crushed against a concrete wall of the building. Emergency crews spent more than six hours trying to…

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by Michael Mashburn
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ID Released For Worker Killed In Long Island Industrial Accident ID Released For Worker Killed In Long Island Industrial Accident
ID Released For Worker Killed In Long Island Industrial Accident Authorities have identified the man who was killed in an industrial accident at a Long Island recycling center. Emergency crews were called at around 1 p.m. Monday, May 8, with reports that an employee had been killed at the Omni Recycling in West Babylon, located on Alder Street, according to Suffolk County Police. On Friday, May 12, police identified the man as 50-year-old Marcos Bonilla, of Westbury. Earlier Report: Man Killed In West Babylon Industrial Accident: Police According to investigators, Bonilla was struck by a payloader and died at the scene. The Occupational Safety a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Industrial Accident On Long Island: Police Man Killed In Industrial Accident On Long Island: Police
Man Killed In Industrial Accident On Long Island: Police The Long Island man was killed while at work, authorities said. Suffolk County police announced that an adult man was involved in a fatal industrial accident at his place of employment on Monday, May 8. The man, who was an employee of Omni Recycling, located at 114 Alder Street, was struck by a payloader at approximately 1 p.m., according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been contacted. Anyone who may have information regarding the incident is urged to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392. The i…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Utility Worker Killed In Fall From Bucket Truck On Long Island Utility Worker Killed In Fall From Bucket Truck On Long Island
Utility Worker Killed In Fall From Bucket Truck On Long Island A 40-year-old utility worker has died after falling from a bucket truck during a job on Long Island. Emergency crews in Suffolk County were called just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, with reports that a worker had fallen in Huntington Station, along Park Avenue near East 5th Street. The man, identified as Edis Rene Maldonado, of Copiague, fell approximately 20 feet from an extended bucket truck while trimming trees around utility lines, Suffolk County Police said. Maldonado was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Occupational Safety and Health Administra…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Critically Injured After Fall Long Island Man Critically Injured After Fall
Long Island Man Critically Injured After Fall A Long Island man was critically injured after falling off a stone wall while painting a home. The incident took place in Nissequogue around 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 23. Rosin Santos was painting a home, located at 24 Spring Hollow Road when he slipped off a stone retaining wall and fell 20 feet to the ground, said the Suffolk County Police. Santos, age 54, of Commack, was transported via Nissequogue Fire Department Ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where he is in critical condition, police said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified and is inves…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
26-Year-Old From Merrick Airlifted After Fall From Conveyor Belt 26-Year-Old From Merrick Airlifted After Fall From Conveyor Belt
26-Year-Old From Merrick Airlifted After Fall From Conveyor Belt Police are investigating an industrial accident that seriously injured a Long Island man. Nassau County resident, Timothy Baumann, age 26, of Merrick, injured his arm after falling off a conveyor belt at Rason Asphalt, located at 136 Spagnoli Road, in Melville, at 8 a.m., Friday, March 11. Baumann was airlifted by helicopter to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow for treatment of serious injuries, said the Suffolk County Police. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified and is investigating. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Gambino Family Captain Sentenced For Racketeering, Ordered To Pay $1M Gambino Family Captain Sentenced For Racketeering, Ordered To Pay $1M
Gambino Family Captain Sentenced For Racketeering, Ordered To Pay $1M A high-ranking member of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra living lavishly in Westchester will spend time behind bars and pay a million dollars for his role in a racketeering conspiracy. Scarsdale resident Andrew Campos, age 51, was sentenced in federal court to 37 months in prison for the conspiracy. The court also ordered him to pay $1 million in restitution and a $15,000 fine. In January 2021, Campos pleaded guilty and admitted to participating in various acts of wire fraud and money laundering. US Attorney Breon Peace said that Campos and his co-conspirators carried …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Long Island Hotel Employee Dies After Fall Long Island Hotel Employee Dies After Fall
Long Island Hotel Employee Dies After Fall An employee at a Long Island hotel is dead after falling from an upper floor window overnight. David Lerner, age 41, of Holbrook, an employee of the Hyatt Regency Long Island in Hauppauge, located at 1717 Motor Parkway, was at work when he fell from an upper floor window to the ground at approximately 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, Suffolk County Police said. Lerner was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified and is investigating. Detectives are asking anyone with information …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Dies Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Long Island Construction Site Man Dies Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Long Island Construction Site
Man Dies Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Long Island Construction Site An investigation is underway after a construction worker died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning while at a residential job site on Long Island. An employee of Suffolk Excavating was working for approximately 15 minutes to remove silt from the bottom of a drainage pipe approximately 10-feet into the ground in Fort Salonga at 92 Fort Salonga Road when he stopped responding to co-workers at approximately 2:35 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, Suffolk County Police said. A co-worker attempted to go down the pipe to rescue Irizarry, but felt burning in his nose and throat, forcing him to exit the pipe…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island MacArthur Airport Employee Dies While Working On Lights Long Island MacArthur Airport Employee Dies While Working On Lights
Long Island MacArthur Airport Employee Dies While Working On Lights An investigation is underway after one worker was killed, and another injured, at Long Island MacArthur Airport. Michael Jacob, age 51, of Holbrook, was working on runway lights at the airport in Ronkonkoma when he was electrocuted at approximately 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, Suffolk County Police said. Jacob was transported by Sayville Community Ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A second employee, Gino Fiermonte, was also shocked while attempting to aid Jacob. Fiermonte, age 49, of Ronkonkoma, and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Seriously Injured After Fall At Long Island Work Site Construction Worker Seriously Injured After Fall At Long Island Work Site
Construction Worker Seriously Injured After Fall At Long Island Work Site A construction worker was seriously injured at a Long Island construction site after falling into a 14-foot hole. The incident took place around 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 29, at the site located at 1175 Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station, said the Suffolk County Police. Sixth Squad detectives said the hole was approximately four feet by four feet and the man dropped 14 feet.  The victim, an adult man, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Long Island Landscaper Dies After Fall From Tree Long Island Landscaper Dies After Fall From Tree
Long Island Landscaper Dies After Fall From Tree A Long Island landscaper died after a fall from a tree. Vicente Oliver, a landscaper for Rodney’s Landscaping LLC, was trimming a tree in the hamlet of West Hills in the Town of Huntington, outside of 6 Bluebird Lane when a branch he was secured to broke causing Oliver to fall approximately 40-feet to the ground at approximately 10:55 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, Suffolk County Police said. Earlier story - Worker Dies After Falling From Business Roof On Long Island Oliver, age 51, of Levittown, was taken via ambulance to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  The O…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Gambino Crime Family Member From LI Among 12 Admitting To Multiple Crimes Gambino Crime Family Member From LI Among 12 Admitting To Multiple Crimes
Gambino Crime Family Member From LI Among 12 Admitting To Multiple Crimes A dozen members and associates of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra admitted to multiple crimes, including racketeering conspiracy, fraud, obstruction of justice and related offenses for criminal activities throughout the New York metropolitan area committed as part of the illicit activities of the Gambino family. One additional defendant pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return.  The defendants also agreed to pay $1.6 million in penalties. The pleas were entered throughout the past week at federal court in Brooklyn. According to court filings and facts presente…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Worker Killed In Accident At Long Island Business Worker Killed In Accident At Long Island Business
Worker Killed In Accident At Long Island Business An employee was killed in an accident at a Long Island business. It happened on Friday, Oct. 9 at approximately 4:50 p.m. in Central Islip. Osvaldo Flores-Osguin, age 45, of Brentwood, was repairing a tire on a forklift at T&D Supplies, located at 1599 Ferndale Blvd., when it exploded and struck him, Suffolk County Police said. Flores-Osguin was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified and is investigating.

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Heat Advisory: Dangerously Hot Conditions Grip Region - Here's When We'll See Some Relief Heat Advisory: Dangerously Hot Conditions Grip Region - Here's When We'll See Some Relief
Heat Advisory: Dangerously Hot Conditions Grip Region - Here's When We'll See Some Relief Steamy, unhealthy, dangerously hot conditions will linger for the next few days with a Heat Advisory in effect for the region. The advisory, issued by the National Weather Service, is from noon Sunday, July 19 until 8 p.m. Monday, July 20. Heat indices will climb to the upper 90s throughout the region on Sunday, with parts of interior Connecticut reaching 100. (See first image above.) On Monday, heat indices will reach 100 for most of the region. (See second image above.) Sunday will be sunny and Monday will be partly sunny. "Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Hot Stuff: Here's When You'll Really Feel The Heat This Weekend Hot Stuff: Here's When You'll Really Feel The Heat This Weekend
Hot Stuff: Here's When You'll Really Feel The Heat This Weekend Get set for a prolonged period of heat and humidity as temperatures will soar into the upper 90s with heat indices hitting 100 degrees or more over the weekend. Saturday, July 18 will feature above-normal temps with lots of sunshine and highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s across eastern New York, Connecticut and western New England.  Heat indices Saturday are forecast to be mostly in the lower 90s, but could reach 95 in a few spots, the National Weather Service said. The heat and humidity will be on the increase for the second half of the weekend. Heat indices will climb to the …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For Queens Construction Worker Killed In Fall ID Released For Queens Construction Worker Killed In Fall
ID Released For Queens Construction Worker Killed In Fall A construction worker who fell to his death while working during the early morning hours on the SoNo Collection in Norwalk has been identified. Lorgio Jimenez-Suarez, 52, of Astoria, fell around 2:39 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the new shopping area located at 100 North Water Street, said Lt. Terry Blake with the Norwalk Police Department. Blake said Jimenez-Suarez fell from an elevated height. Arriving officers rendered aid to Jimenez-Suarez, who was transported to the Norwalk Hospital by ambulance where he later died, Blake said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was noti…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Worker's Arm Severed While Operating Machinery At Nassau Food Company Worker's Arm Severed While Operating Machinery At Nassau Food Company
Worker's Arm Severed While Operating Machinery At Nassau Food Company A worker suffered a gruesome arm injury at a Long Island food company. It happened on Friday, Nov. 8 just before 1 p.m. in Hicksville. According to detectives, a 28-year-old male worker was operating a piece of machinery at the US Food Corp, located at 190 Lauman Lane, when his right arm became lodged in the machine, severing his arm below his elbow.  The victim then ran next door to Energy Mechanical Corp located at 194 Lauman Lane for help.  Workers there immediately assisted the victim by using a belt as a tourniquet that controlled much bleeding, according to police.  …

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by Joe Lombardi