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Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Industrial Accident At NY Plant: Police Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Industrial Accident At NY Plant: Police
Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Industrial Accident At NY Plant: Police A worker lost three of his fingertips in an industrial accident at a packaging facility, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The injury happened at L&S Packaging Company on Central Avenue in East Farmingdale at 7:35 p.m., according to the Suffolk County Police. The employee was using a food-dicing machine when he put his hand inside to clean it out, resulting in the severe injury. The worker, 45, of North Amityville, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with serious injuries, police said. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact First Sq…
Man Who Fell 30 Feet Through Skylight At Utz Factory ID’d: Coroner Man Who Fell 30 Feet Through Skylight At Utz Factory ID’d: Coroner
Man Who Fell 30 Feet Through Skylight At Utz Factory ID’d: Coroner A 34-year-old subcontractor from Harrisburg who died after falling through a skylight at the Utz Factory in Hanover, Pennsylvania, has been identified, the York County Coroner’s Office confirmed on Tuesday, May 6. Trever Staten, originally from Perth Amboy, New Jersey and was living in Harrisburg, according to his social media, has been identified as the man who fell approximately 30 to 34 feet onto a loading dock while setting up scaffolding on the roof of the Utz Quality Foods facility located in the 900 block of High Street, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Michael Zech. The fall occurr…
Man Falls 25 Feet To His Death At Utz Factory In Pennsylvania: Officials Man Falls 25 Feet To His Death At Utz Factory In Pennsylvania: Officials
Man Falls 25 Feet To His Death At Utz Factory In Pennsylvania: Officials A man died after falling 25 feet from a roof at the Utz Potato Factory in Hanover, York County officials announced on Friday, May 2. The fall was reported to York County 911 at 8:35 a.m. from the factory located at 900 High Street, according to the Office of Emergency Management. At 8:55 a.m., Hanover Borough Police requested the York County Coroner to respond to the scene, the coroner's office confirmed to Daily Voice that they responded to the scene.  Hanover Borough Police are leading the investigation. The man's identity has not been released, and no additional details were availa…
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 …
Drunk Driver Busted With Fraudulent Registration In Hudson Valley, Police Say Drunk Driver Busted With Fraudulent Registration In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Drunk Driver Busted With Fraudulent Registration In Hudson Valley, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is facing charges after he was busted driving drunk with fraudulent registration, according to police. State troopers in Orange County first spotted the man at around 7 p.m. Sunday, May 29, as he drove eastbound on Washington Avenue in Newburgh, New York State Police said. He had violated several vehicle and traffic laws and possessed a fraudulent New Jersey temporary registration, police said. The trooper also determined that there was no insurance on the vehicle. When troopers stopped the man, he gave them an OSHA safety card with his photo and a fake name, police s…
Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley
Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley A 36-year-old construction worker was killed in an industrial accident while working at a strip mall in the aea The incident happened in Orange County around 3:15 p.m., Thursday, March 17 in the  Town of Newburgh. Police responded to 1431 Route 300 at the Marshalls Plaza for a report of a man injured in an industrial accident. When officers arrived on the scene they found Lungo Oleg, of Brooklyn, dead, pinned in a knuckle boom that was being used to offload steel beams from a truck, said Lt. Peter G. Talarico, of the Town of Newburgh Police.  Oleg was operati…
Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester
Man Killed By Falling Tree In Northern Westchester A man has died after a tree fell on him while he was working in Northern Westchester. The unidentified 61-year-old was killed around 9 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14, on Farm Walk Road in Yorktown, police said. When officers and EMS arrived on the scene, they found the man in the backyard of the resident, unconscious not breathing after the tree fell on top of him, according to the Yorktown Police. Yorktown Police and a Yorktown firefighter began CPR until medics arrived,  police said. The man was transported to Hudson Valley Hospital where he died from his injuries, they added. Detectives …
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…
Severely Injured Woman Pulled From Compactor At CT Supermarket Severely Injured Woman Pulled From Compactor At CT Supermarket
Severely Injured Woman Pulled From Compactor At CT Supermarket A possible thief at a Connecticut supermarket suffered severe injuries after being trapped inside a store compactor, police said. The New London Emergency Communications Center received a call at approximately 3:19 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, reporting a person that was injured inside the compactor at NSA Supermarket on South Frontage Road in New London. According to police, emergency service personnel were dispatched to the scene, where they located a woman - later identified as New London resident Angela Dotolo, 41 - who was severely injured. Police said “it was apparent" that Dotolo had…
Danbury Man Killed After Becoming Trapped Under Debris In Partial Barn Collapse Danbury Man Killed After Becoming Trapped Under Debris In Partial Barn Collapse
Danbury Man Killed After Becoming Trapped Under Debris In Partial Barn Collapse A Danbury man was killed after being trapped under debris during a partial barn collapse, said the Connecticut State Police. The incident took place around 8:40 a.m., Thursday, April 24, when a barn that was being worked on began to collapse, with workers inside at 81 Litchfield Turnpike in Bethany, said the state police. When state troopers arrived on the scene they found Joister Pacheco-Attaide, 38, Danbury, trapped under the debris, state police said. EMS was able to gain access to Pacheco-Attaide with the assistance of the fire personnel and determined he had died from his injurie…
Cause Of Death Released After Worker Found Inside Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Factory Cause Of Death Released After Worker Found Inside Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Factory
Cause Of Death Released After Worker Found Inside Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Factory Officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have opened an investigation into the death of a worker at a local cheese factory as authorities released the cause of death. Orangetown Police said Edwin Nunez, 41, of Paterson, New Jersey, was found dead around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, inside a mixing machine at ICCO Cheese Co. in Orangeburg. Related story: Worker Killed After Falling Into Mixing Machine At Rockland Cheese Company Nunez, who died of blunt impact and crushing injuries, had worked for the company, which makes grated cheese and bread cru…
Worker Killed After Falling Into Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Company Worker Killed After Falling Into Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Company
Worker Killed After Falling Into Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Company A 41-year-old man was killed after falling into a mixing machine at the Icco Cheese Company in Rockland County. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the plant on Olympic Drive in Orangeburg, said Orangetown Police Sgt. James Sullivan. When officers arrived on the scene of the accident they were directed to a mixing machine where they found a male employee, Edwin Nunez, of Paterson, New Jersey, inside of the machine, Sullivan said. Rockland paramedics responded and pronounced Nunez dead on the scene, he added. Nunez was assigned to this ma…
Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Hudson Valley Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Hudson Valley
Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Hudson Valley A 39-year-old man was killed while removing a tree in the Hudson Valley, according to police. John B. Nuzzolo of Newburgh, who was a sub-contractor for Simply Stump Grinding & Tree Removal, was working about 40-feet above the ground around 9:17 a.m. Monday to remove the tree at 29 Maple Road, said Cornwall-on-Hudson police. Nuzzolo then hit a live power line and was electrocuted and killed, police added. Town and village police responded, as well Storm King Fire Department, and Central Hudson Utilities.  Power was cut to more than 2,000 residents as power crews worked to clear branche…