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PA Worker ID'd After Crushing Death Between Forklift, Tractor-Tractor PA Worker ID'd After Crushing Death Between Forklift, Tractor-Tractor
PA Worker ID'd After Crushing Death Between Forklift, Tractor-Tractor A 30-year-old person has been identified following a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a forklift at work in Manchester Township on Thursday.  The coroner identified the victim as Joseph Via III, "Joey, who was in the process of transitioning to Lizzy," her stepmother, Sue Frederick Via, said in a Facebook post.  She was found unresponsive and entrapped between a forklift and a parked tractor-trailer at her place of work, C-P Flexible Packaging, located at 15 Grumbacher Road, Manchester Township at 11:10 a.m. on Nov. 30, authorities explained. "It is unknown exa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Garbage Truck Crushes PA Sanitation Worker To Death Garbage Truck Crushes PA Sanitation Worker To Death
Garbage Truck Crushes PA Sanitation Worker To Death A sanitation worker is dead after being hit by the truck he was working on, according to authorities.  It happened around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15 in Ridley Park, borough police said in a statement.  The employee, 31-year-old Frank Daniels, was on the 200 block of West Hinckley Avenue when he was struck and fatally injured, said police and sanitation company JP Mascaro and Sons.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed that they are investigating the death and noted that JP Mascaro and Sons has no past OSHA inspection history.  The compan…

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by Mac Bullock
Business
Oklahoma Woman Struck Dead In Hit-Run At Bell & Evans In Lebanon County: PSP Oklahoma Woman Struck Dead In Hit-Run At Bell & Evans In Lebanon County: PSP
Oklahoma Woman Struck Dead In Hit-Run At Bell & Evans In Lebanon County: PSP A hit-and-run involving a tractor-trailer has left an Oklahoma dead outside a Lebanon County Chicken processing plant, authorities say.  Modrel Songer, 64, of Valliant, OK, was found unconscious outside the Bell and Evans plant on US Route 222 on Friday, February 17, 2023, around 9 p.m., according to a release by Pennsylvania state police on Tuesday, Feb. 21.  “It was determined the victim was struck and run over by a truck tractor in the east trailer parking area. The victim ultimately succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene by the Lebanon County Coroner’s …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
22-Year-Old Amazon Worker Dies Days After Crash At PA Fulfillment Center: Coroner 22-Year-Old Amazon Worker Dies Days After Crash At PA Fulfillment Center: Coroner
22-Year-Old Amazon Worker Dies Days After Crash At PA Fulfillment Center: Coroner A worker who suffered "serious injuries" in a crash inside an Amazon warehouse in Pennsylvania on Monday, August 1 has been pronounced dead less than one week later, authorities say.  Alex Carrillo, 22, of New Oxford, "sustained serious injuries after their truck was struck by another powered industrial truck," while doing "routine work"  at the fulfillment center located at 2 Ames Drive in Carlisle, Sam Stephenson told Daily Voice, he was later identified to Daily Voice by Cumberland County coroner Charlie Hall.  "He was immediately transported by EMS to a local hospital whe…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
'Serious Injuries' At Amazon Warehouse Following Crash In Central PA 'Serious Injuries' At Amazon Warehouse Following Crash In Central PA
'Serious Injuries' At Amazon Warehouse Following Crash In Central PA A worked suffered "serious injuries" in a crash inside an Amazon warehouse in central Pennsylvania on Monday, August 1, a spokesperson from the told Daily Voice. The man hurt was driving a truck when he collided with "another powered industrial truck," while doing "routine work"  at the fulfillment center located at 2 Ames Drive in Carlisle, Sam Stephenson told Daily Voice.  "He was immediately transported by EMS to a local hospital where he remains," as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, Stephenson said. "Our thoughts are with him and his family during this difficult time and w…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Man Crushed To Death At PA Loading Dock, Police Launch Homicide Investigation Man Crushed To Death At PA Loading Dock, Police Launch Homicide Investigation
Man Crushed To Death At PA Loading Dock, Police Launch Homicide Investigation A man has died after he was crushed between a trailer and a loading dock in western Pennsylvania, police say. Emergency crews were called to a report of a man pinned behind a trailer in the 400 block of Nixon Road, Cheswick, Harmar Township around 10:41 a.m. on Monday, June 6, according to a release by Allegheny County police. Police arrived to find the man “pinned between a trailer and a loading dock,” as stated in the release. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release. Homicide detectives and collision reconstruction officers have launched an investigation in…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Swinging Telephone Pole Kills PA Construction Worker Swinging Telephone Pole Kills PA Construction Worker
Swinging Telephone Pole Kills PA Construction Worker A 54-year-old construction worker died days after being struck by a telephone pole at a job site in central Pennsylvania, authorities said. Sean Blackmon succumbed to his injuries on Monday, Dec. 27 just after 6:45 p.m. -- six days after the incident, the York County Coroner's Office said Tuesday afternoon. On Dec. 21, Blackmon was part of a crew assigned by Benfer Construction to replace a pole at West Canal Road and Intermediate Avenue in Dover Township, authorities said. He walked directly into the path of a swinging pole around 5 p.m., and was struck in the right side, …

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Family of Worker, 19, Killed In Great Adventure Accident Receives $1.7M Settlement Family of Worker, 19, Killed In Great Adventure Accident Receives $1.7M Settlement
Family of Worker, 19, Killed In Great Adventure Accident Receives $1.7M Settlement The family of a 19-year-old worker who died in an accident while stringing holiday lights at Six Flags Great Adventure received a $1.7 million settlement in a wrongful death suit, according to a published report. Justin Dill, who’d recently graduated Middletown North High School and from the electrical program at Monmouth County Vocational School, worked at Six Flags as an apprentice with the electrician's union. He was working as a spotter for fellow employees hanging the lights on trees and poles when he was struck by the front tire of their lift truck, which then rolled on top of him, as…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Community Raises $6K+ For Family Of York Man Who Died 20 Days After Tragic Hotel Accident Community Raises $6K+ For Family Of York Man Who Died 20 Days After Tragic Hotel Accident
Community Raises $6K+ For Family Of York Man Who Died 20 Days After Tragic Hotel Accident A man has died 20 days after a workplace accident, according to the York County Coroner. Cody Wilson, 34, of Lower Windsor Township, died at WellSpan York Hospital on Sept 19 at 7:34 a.m. He was injured during a scaffolding collapse while working for Caretti Inc. at Yorktowne Hotel located at 48 East Market Street in York City on Aug. 31 at 1:51 p.m. Wilson fell 50 feet resulting in injuries to his vertebrae, head and legs. His injuries required multiple surgeries. His friends have publicly supporting him for weeks with posts on social media: Prayers for Cody Wilson as he heals fro…

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by Jillian Pikora