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Utility Worker Killed In Fall From Bucket Truck On Long Island Utility Worker Killed In Fall From Bucket Truck On Long Island
Utility Worker Killed In Fall From Bucket Truck On Long Island A 40-year-old utility worker has died after falling from a bucket truck during a job on Long Island. Emergency crews in Suffolk County were called just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, with reports that a worker had fallen in Huntington Station, along Park Avenue near East 5th Street. The man, identified as Edis Rene Maldonado, of Copiague, fell approximately 20 feet from an extended bucket truck while trimming trees around utility lines, Suffolk County Police said. Maldonado was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Occupational Safety and Health Administra…
Long Island Man Dies After Being Electrocuted, Police Say Long Island Man Dies After Being Electrocuted, Police Say
Long Island Man Dies After Being Electrocuted, Police Say A Long Island man has died after being electrocuted when he got out of his dump truck after it came into contact with overhead electrical wires. Luigi T. Cicillini, age 18, of Selden, was electrocuted when he exited the truck around 3 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the East Coast Mines and Material on Lewis Road in East Quogue, said Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police. Officers from Southampton Town and Quogue Village responded and rendered aid to Cicillini until East Quogue Volunteer Ambulance arrived.  Members of the East Quogue Fire Department also responded…
Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Being Electrocuted, Falling From Ladder Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Being Electrocuted, Falling From Ladder
Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Being Electrocuted, Falling From Ladder Police are investigating the circumstances in which a Long Island man fell off a ladder after being electrocuted while working on a house. Lawrence Sirulnick, age 56, was on a ladder in Smithtown outside of 37 Juniper Ave. when he touched an electrical wire and fell approximately 15 feet to the ground just before 3 p.m. Saturday, June 5, Suffolk County Police said. Sirulnick, of Smithtown, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries.
Workers Overcome By Carbon Monoxide At Long Island Construction Site Workers Overcome By Carbon Monoxide At Long Island Construction Site
Workers Overcome By Carbon Monoxide At Long Island Construction Site Two construction employees were overcome by carbon monoxide while working at a home on Long Island. The incident took place around 5 p.m., Thursday, April 15, when Southampton Police received a call regarding an unconscious man at a residence on Bay Avenue North, in Hampton Bays, said Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph. Responding officers found one person unconscious inside the residence and one semi-conscious person inside a vehicle outside, Ralph said. The residence was under construction and the two workers apparently had been working inside with a piece of equipment without …
Two Injured After Explosion At Long Island Business Two Injured After Explosion At Long Island Business
Two Injured After Explosion At Long Island Business Two employees of a Long Island gas company were seriously burned during an explosion. The incident took place around 6:30 p.m., Monday, March 8, at Paraco Gas, located on Corbin Avenue in Bay Shore, said the Suffolk County Police. The explosion occurred when the two employees were filling propane tanks when a small explosion, police said. Both employees were transported by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of burns.  Members of the Bay Shore, Brentwood, North Babylon, Deer Park, and West Islip Fire Departments responded as well as the Town of Islip Hazmat Tea…
ID Released For Long Island Cemetery Worker Killed In Accident ID Released For Long Island Cemetery Worker Killed In Accident
ID Released For Long Island Cemetery Worker Killed In Accident Police detectives investigating the death of a cemetery employee who was killed while working in a grave have released the victim's identity. Rodwin Allicock, age 42, of Coram, was at the bottom of a grave, which was more than 7 feet deep when the incident happened at Washington Memorial Park in Mount Sinai when the grave collapsed at approximately 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, said the Suffolk County Police. His co-workers attempted to dig Allicock out but were unsuccessful.  Allicock was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk Count…
Long Island Contractor Falls Through Skylight While Working On Roof Long Island Contractor Falls Through Skylight While Working On Roof
Long Island Contractor Falls Through Skylight While Working On Roof A Long Island contractor working on a roof was injured after falling through a skylight. The incident took place around 3:55 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 2, in East Patchogue, said the Suffolk County Police. According to police, the contractor fell through a glass skylight over the kitchen at The Mediterranean Manor, located at 303 E. Main St. He fell approximately 12 feet. He was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue with non-life-threatening injuries.  He suffered possible fractures to his arm and wrist.
Long Island Landscaper Dies After Fall From Tree Long Island Landscaper Dies After Fall From Tree
Long Island Landscaper Dies After Fall From Tree A Long Island landscaper died after a fall from a tree. Vicente Oliver, a landscaper for Rodney’s Landscaping LLC, was trimming a tree in the hamlet of West Hills in the Town of Huntington, outside of 6 Bluebird Lane when a branch he was secured to broke causing Oliver to fall approximately 40-feet to the ground at approximately 10:55 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, Suffolk County Police said. Earlier story - Worker Dies After Falling From Business Roof On Long Island Oliver, age 51, of Levittown, was taken via ambulance to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  The O…
Worker From Northern Westchester Dies After Falling From Business Roof Worker From Northern Westchester Dies After Falling From Business Roof
Worker From Northern Westchester 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…
Long Island Worker Seriously Injured After Being Hit In Head By Large Tree Branch Long Island Worker Seriously Injured After Being Hit In Head By Large Tree Branch
Long Island Worker Seriously Injured After Being Hit In Head By Large Tree Branch A Long Island landscape worker was seriously injured after being hit in the head when a large tree branch fell. The worker for the Timothy Coffey Nursery was cutting down trees at 3950 South Harbor Road in Southold on Wednesday, Dec. 16, when a large tree branch fell on the head of one of the workers, said the Southold Police. The worker, Issac Ovellana, of Peconic, was seriously injured and unable to move his legs, police said. Ovellana was treated at the scene by Southold FD Rescue and Stony Brook Hospital First Responder Unit.  He was transported to Stony Brook Hospital via Suffol…
Worker Suffers Injuries After Falling 25 Feet Into Foundation At Long Island Construction Site Worker Suffers Injuries After Falling 25 Feet Into Foundation At Long Island Construction Site
Worker Suffers Injuries After Falling 25 Feet Into Foundation At Long Island Construction Site A construction worker was rescued after falling about 25 feet into a large foundation at a Long Island construction site. It happened around 11:15 a.m. on Monday, July 6 in Glen Head at 162 Linden Lane. Old Brookville Police officers responded to an incident where the worker, age 67, fell approximately 25 feet into a large foundation pit at a construction site, Nassau County Police said. The Emergency Services Unit rescue team performed an extrication by utilizing a mechanical hauling system with ropes and a stokes basket, police said. The worker was packaged into the stokes basket and h…
Worker Rescued After Falling 25 Feet Into Pit At Long Island Construction Site Worker Rescued After Falling 25 Feet Into Pit At Long Island Construction Site
Worker Rescued After Falling 25 Feet Into Pit At Long Island Construction Site A worker was pulled to safety after falling about 25 feet into a large foundation pit at a Long Island construction site. It happened around 10:15 a.m. on Friday, May 8 in Searingtown at 60 Shelter Rock Road, Nassau County Police said. The Emergency Services Unit rescue team performed the extrication by utilizing a mechanical hauling system with ropes and a stokes basket.  The 36-year-old worker was packaged into the stokes basket and hauled up the 25 feet safely in stable condition.  He was then transported to a local hospital for medical treatment of a head injury an…
Long Island Worker Killed After Being Struck By 18-Wheel Truck Long Island Worker Killed After Being Struck By 18-Wheel Truck
Long Island Worker Killed After Being Struck By 18-Wheel Truck A 39-year-old paving-crew worker was killed after being accidentally struck by an asphalt truck on Long Island. It happened on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 10:15 a.m. in Freeport, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, the male victim, Charles Grange Jr. of Massapequa, who was part of the road-paving crew working in the vicinity of Guy Lombardo Avenue and Grant Street, was accidentally struck by an accompanying 18-wheel asphalt truck, causing him to suffer fatal injuries.  Grange was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into this accident is ongoing.