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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…
Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse
Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse The body of the second worker killed when sand collapsed on them as they were installing a septic tank in a pit on Long Island has been recovered. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men, ages 57 and 45, were working at the bottom of an excavated site about 30 feet below the surface where septic rings were being installed. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Police officers responded to a 911 call for an excavation site accident. While…
Details Emerge In Fatal Long Island Pit Collapse Details Emerge In Fatal Long Island Pit Collapse
Details Emerge In Fatal Long Island Pit Collapse Click here for an updated story: Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse Details have been released after a worker died and a second contractor was presumed dead when sand collapsed on them as they were installing a septic tank in a pit on Long Island. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men working at the site are ages 57 and 45. The area the men were working was about 25 to 30 feet below the surface. According to Nassa…