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Water Company Worker Killed, 3 Others Injured In White Horse Pike Crash: Prosecutor Water Company Worker Killed, 3 Others Injured In White Horse Pike Crash: Prosecutor
Water Company Worker Killed, 3 Others Injured In White Horse Pike Crash: Prosecutor A worker from New Jersey American Water was killed and three others were injured when the crew was hit by a vehicle on the White Horse Pike in Camden County, authorities said. The crash occurred around 9:55 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29 on the 500 block of N. White Horse Pike in Magnolia, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. The northbound right lane of the White Horse Pike was shut down for repair work and was an active work zone.  A vehicle hit a parking curb, a bush, and struck four workers from New Jersey American Water who were working in the work zone, the p…

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by Jon Craig
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Family Of Roofer Who Fell From Passaic County Home Gets $75G From Company That Caused His Death Family Of Roofer Who Fell From Passaic County Home Gets $75G From Company That Caused His Death
Family Of Roofer Who Fell From Passaic County Home Gets $75G From Company That Caused His Death UPDATE: The survivors of a worker who fell to his death from a residential roof in Haledon will receive $75,000 after his employer admitted in federal court this week that his Middlesex County construction company failed to provide any fall protection equipment or training. The unidentified worker was installing insulation for a second-floor subroof in August 2019 when he took a step back and fell more than 20 feet, first onto a scaffold and then to a concrete floor below, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. He was later pronounced dead of a head injury. Despite the…

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by Jerry DeMarco