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Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour
Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour A construction worker from Pennsylvania died when the machine he was operating fell into frigid Linden waters, trapping him inside for nearly an hour Thursday morning, according to officials and news reports. Fire and police units responded to a construction site at 4900 Tremley Point Road, where the excavator had fallen into the Arthur Kill River Channel -- the operator inside a small pocket of air around 8 a.m., Linden police said in a release. The man was removed from the machine cab sometime around 9 a.m. by NYPD aviation divers. The construction worker was rushed to Trinitas Regio…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Contractor Hospitalized After Being Shocked By Wire In Linden Contractor Hospitalized After Being Shocked By Wire In Linden
Contractor Hospitalized After Being Shocked By Wire In Linden A 40-year-old contractor was hospitalized with burns after a tree branch he was cutting fell on a high wire and onto him, authorities said.  The contractor from Ohio was cutting the tree limb at 1800 Lower Road (a commercial building), when the limb fell around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Linden police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The wire fell on the contractor, shocking and knocking him to the ground, Guenther said.  He was transported to RWJBH Rahway Hospital for treatment. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Linden Police Officer, Pickup Driver Seriously Injured In Crash With Utility Truck Linden Police Officer, Pickup Driver Seriously Injured In Crash With Utility Truck
Linden Police Officer, Pickup Driver Seriously Injured In Crash With Utility Truck A Linden police officer and pickup truck driver were hospitalized with serious injuries in a Tuesday morning crash, authorities said. The police car, a 2018 Ford Explorer, collided with a 2017 Freightlier utility truck, which hit a 2004 F-150 pickup on impact around 11:40 a.m. at the intersection of  S. Wood Ave & 19th St., Linden Police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The pickup truck driver and the officer were taken to Newark University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while the driver of the utility truck was transported to RWJBH Rahway Hospital with…

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by Cecilia Levine