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Contractor, Real Estate Developer Plead Guilty In Connection With Worker Death In Hudson Valley Contractor, Real Estate Developer Plead Guilty In Connection With Worker Death In Hudson Valley
Contractor, Real Estate Developer Plead Guilty In Connection With Worker Death In Hudson Valley A construction company and its owner have pleaded guilty to violating OSHA regulations resulting in the death of a Hudson Valley construction worker and the injury of another in 2017. OneKey, a New Jersey construction company, and its owner, Finbar O'Neill, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 2, said Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to statements and filings in federal court: In 2017, OneKey and O’Neill implemented a soil compaction plan at a construction site in Dutchess County at 1 Dutchess Ave. in Poughkeepsie. The soil compaction …
Worker From Yonkers Company Dies After Falling From Business Roof Worker From Yonkers Company Dies After Falling From Business Roof
Worker From Yonkers Company Dies After Falling From Business Roof A worker from Westchester died after falling off the roof of a Long Island business, police said. The incident happened in Suffolk County on Monday, Jan. 18 at around 3:40 p.m. Hector Aranda-Sanchez, age 27, of Peekskill, an employee of a Yonkers-based roofing company, was on the roof of Four Seasons Sunrooms and Windows, located at 5005 Veterans Memorial Highway in Holbrook, when he fell from the roof, police said. Aranda-Sanchez was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wa…
Man Rescued After Arm Becomes Stuck Between Rollers At Manufacturer Man Rescued After Arm Becomes Stuck Between Rollers At Manufacturer
Man Rescued After Arm Becomes Stuck Between Rollers At Manufacturer A 33-year-old man is in intensive care after his arm became stuck in a large machine while at work late Monday afternoon. Michael Avery of Wappingers Falls was rescued around 4:35 p.m. Monday at the Dunmore Corporation in Brewster, after his arm was caught between two large rollers in a machine, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Once removed from the machine, by members of the Brewster Fire Department, Avery was transported via helicopter to Westchester Medical Center where he is in the Intensive Care Unit, said Hicks.  During the rescue by firefighters, Danbury Road, adjacent t…