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PA Worker Dies After 25-Foot Fall Onto Concrete Floor: Coroner PA Worker Dies After 25-Foot Fall Onto Concrete Floor: Coroner
PA Worker Dies After 25-Foot Fall Onto Concrete Floor: Coroner A Hazleton man is dead following an accidental workplace fall last Friday afternoon, Dec. 1, according to Coroner Daniel Buglio.  Joseph Forty was working at the NORPEL pet food processing facility in Hazle Township when he lost his footing and fell 25 feet, officials said.  He landed on a concrete floor and was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from his injuries on Monday morning, Dec. 4, the Coroner's Office said.  Forty's cause of death was recorded as blunt force trauma to the head and torso from a warehouse accident, Buglio wrote. His manner of …

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by Mac Bullock
News
SEPTA Workers Hurt In Accident On Main Line: Officials SEPTA Workers Hurt In Accident On Main Line: Officials
SEPTA Workers Hurt In Accident On Main Line: Officials A pair of SEPTA employees are injured after an accident on the tracks in Radnor Township, officials confirmed to Daily Voice.  There was an "incident" involving track equipment near the County Line Station around 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, according to transit authorities. A SEPTA spokesperson said they did not have details on the extent of the injuries, except that they are "not life-threatening" and that the workers remain hospitalized as of Saturday afternoon.  At least one employee had to be freed from under a maintenance vehicle, 6abc reported.  NHSL: Shuttle buses are operatin…

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by Mac Bullock
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OSHA Investigating Deadly Industrial Accident In Bucks County OSHA Investigating Deadly Industrial Accident In Bucks County
Osha Investigating Deadly Industrial Accident In Bucks County Federal regulators are investigating the workplace accident that killed a 52-year-old man in Fairless Hills on Monday, Oct. 9.  Oscar C. Martinez Bravo died from multiple injuries at Mazza Iron and Steel at 60 Solar Drive, according to the Bucks County Coroner's Office.  His manner of death was ruled accidental, Coroner Meredith Buck said.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration told Daily Voice it is investigating the matter. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Trash Truck Runs Over Pennsylvania Garage Collector Trash Truck Runs Over Pennsylvania Garage Collector
Trash Truck Runs Over Pennsylvania Garage Collector 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
Police & Fire
Bucks County First Responders Rescue Worker After 40-Foot Fall Bucks County First Responders Rescue Worker After 40-Foot Fall
Bucks County First Responders Rescue Worker After 40-Foot Fall Emergency personnel shut down Route 1 in Bensalem for nearly an hour as they raced to rescue a worker who fell 40 feet from an overpass early Thursday morning.  It happened at about 3:45 a.m. April 13, Bensalem Fire Rescue said in a release. Multiple crews were dispatched to the bridge near Bristol Road to mount a technical rescue, authorities said.  Firefighters were able to reach the victim and render medical aid before rigging up a 3:1 pulley system and hoisting the injured worker back to safety.  Scene from tFacebook/Bensalem Fire Rescue About 40 minutes after first responders arri…

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by Mac Bullock
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Allentown Trench Victim ID'd, Support Surges Ahead Of Surgery Allentown Trench Victim ID'd, Support Surges Ahead Of Surgery
Allentown Trench Victim ID'd, Support Surges Ahead Of Surgery Two days after spending hours stuck in a trench in Allentown, construction worker Jason Hansell is still hospitalized with extensive injuries — meanwhile, federal regulators continue to investigate how the harrowing accident occurred.  Hansell was one of two men digging in the backyard of a home at 15th and Gordon streets when the trench caved in around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, Daily Voice reported.  More than eight hours later, at 10:40 p.m., Hansell was finally freed by a team of rescuers from agencies across eastern Pennsylvania.  Now, Jason's wife Ivy says in a Go…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Lehigh Valley Dad Dies In Workplace Accident: Coroner Lehigh Valley Dad Dies In Workplace Accident: Coroner
Lehigh Valley Dad Dies In Workplace Accident: Coroner A worker in Northampton County is dead following an on-the-job accident, authorities say.  Nicholas A. Varec, 36, of Emmaus, was on the clock at a worksite on the 4100 block of West Mountainview Drive in Lehigh Township on Wednesday, Jan. 4, said Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.  At around 12:20 p.m., Varec became pinned between "construction equipment and a trench box," the coroner continued. He was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Muhlenberg, where he died at 2 p.m.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration told Daily Voice that Varec was employed by Dirt Work Solutio…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says
Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says A Lehigh Valley man is dead following a workplace accident on Christmas Eve, officials say.  Michael David Lugo, a 39-year-old resident of Salisbury Township, was at the NFI Industries warehouse at 9645 West Hills Court in Weisenberg, when he became trapped between a loading dock wall and a trailer at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a statement.  Emergency personnel on-scene declared Lugo dead at about 11:30 a.m., he added.  According to the autopsy completed Tuesday, Dec. 27, Lugo died from a combination of blunt force trau…

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by Mac Bullock
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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
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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
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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