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Worker Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Falling 7 Stories Worker Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Falling 7 Stories
Worker Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Falling 7 Stories An employee of a Hudson Valley power plant is in critical condition after falling seven stories into the hopper in ductwork.  The incident took place in Rockland County around 5 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at the Bowline Power Plant in West Haverstraw. According to Chief Bob LaGrow of the West Haverstraw Fire Department, the worker fell into the shaft of the hopper of the ductwork and fell seven stories, landing on a base platform.  Firefighters searched for the employee, finding him on the second floor of the hopper, LaGrow said. Thinking they may need a technical rescue, a cal…
Man Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Excavator In Northern Westchester Man Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Excavator In Northern Westchester
Man Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Excavator In Northern Westchester This story has been updated.  A 59-year-old man was killed after an excavator rolled on top of them on a residential Northern Westchester road, police said. The incident happened on Friday, Oct. 27 around 2:15 p.m., when the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department responded to an excavator rollover on Baptist Church Road.  According to Yorktown Police, a 59-year-old man who had been working with a local tree company had become trapped underneath an excavator he was standing next to. The man was confirmed to have died shortly after authorities arrived.  Fire crews th…
Golf Course Employee Knocked Unconscious By Fallen Tree Limb In Northern Westchester Golf Course Employee Knocked Unconscious By Fallen Tree Limb In Northern Westchester
Golf Course Employee Knocked Unconscious By Fallen Tree Limb In Northern Westchester A golf course employee was hospitalized after they were struck by a fallen tree limb while working in Northern Westchester. The incident happened in Bedford on Wednesday, Sept. 27 around 6:45 a.m., when police responded to the Glen Arbor Golf Club at 234 Bedford Center Rd., where an employee had been hit by a fallen tree limb while driving a golf cart. Arriving officers found the employee unconscious in the golf cart and administered CPR until medics were able to take over, according to Bedford Police Lt. Jeff Gulick. The employee was then taken to Northern Westchester Hospi…
Construction Worker Dies From Fall At Residence In Pleasantville: Police Construction Worker Dies From Fall At Residence In Pleasantville: Police
Construction Worker Dies From Fall At Residence In Pleasantville: Police A construction worker was killed on the job after falling from a residence in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 15 just before 8 a.m., when Pleasantville Police were alerted that a construction worker had been injured at a private home on Sunnyside Avenue.  Authorities then responded to the residence immediately along with paramedics and found that the man had suffered extensive injuries from a fall.  Although paramedics attempted to give medical aid to the man, he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.  The man's name and more detai…
ID Released For Town Employee Hit, Killed By Vehicle In Northern Westchester, Police Say ID Released For Town Employee Hit, Killed By Vehicle In Northern Westchester, Police Say
ID Released For Town Employee Hit, Killed By Vehicle In Northern Westchester, Police Say The identity of a town worker hit and killed by a vehicle in Northern Westchester has been released by officials. Jake Arcara, age 28, was killed in Yorktown around 11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 in the area of 477 London Road. Arcara, of Yorktown, was working on a drainage project on London Road with fellow employees when he was struck by the vehicle operated by an 88-year-old local resident, town officials said. Arcara later died from his injuries, Yorktown Police said. Earlier report: Yorktown Town Employee Hit, Killed By Vehicle, Police Say Arcara joined the department in Nov. 201…
Driver For Taconic Biosciences Killed In Crash At Loading Dock Driver For Taconic Biosciences Killed In Crash At Loading Dock
Driver For Taconic Biosciences Killed In Crash At Loading Dock A driver for Taconic Biosciences was killed by an errant tractor-trailer at the company's loading dock, according to New York State Police.  When police were dispatched in Columbia County to Taconic Biosciences in Germantown at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, fire crews were already attempting to assist the victim at the scene.  Matthew T. Austin, 25, of Milbury, Massachusetts, succumbed to the injuries he sustained when the tractor-trailer rolled back onto him for "unknown reasons," pinning him between the trailer and the loading dock, state police said. An investiga…
Death Of Worker Caught In Cheese Mixing Machine Ruled Accidental Death Of Worker Caught In Cheese Mixing Machine Ruled Accidental
Death Of Worker Caught In Cheese Mixing Machine Ruled Accidental The death of a 41-year-old worker who was caught in a cheese mixing machine has been ruled accidental, police said. Orangetown Police said Edwin Nunez was found dead around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, inside a mixing machine at ICCO Cheese Co. in Orangeburg. Nunez, who died of blunt impact and crushing injuries, had worked for the company, which makes grated cheese and bread crumbs, among other items, for about 18 months, according to the Orangetown Police. He was a resident of Paterson, New Jersey. On Friday, the department announced that the Rockland County Medical Examiner's Offic…
Two Injured As Flammable Materials In Car Explode Near Metro-North Station Two Injured As Flammable Materials In Car Explode Near Metro-North Station
Two Injured As Flammable Materials In Car Explode Near Metro-North Station Two Metro-North employees were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after flammable materials being stored in an employee’s personal, private vehicle exploded. The incident took place around 1 p.m.Friday in the parking lot of Metro-North’s North White Plains Yard, said Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the MTA.   MTA Police are investigating the cause.  There was no train involved and there is no impact to Metro-North train service.