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Construction Worker

New Rochelle, NY
Real Estate
Work Nears Completion On 28-Story Apartment Tower In New Rochelle Work Nears Completion On 28-Story Apartment Tower In New Rochelle
Work Nears Completion On 28-Story Apartment Tower In New Rochelle Developers marked a significant milestone in the construction of a 28-story residential tower in the downtown section of a Westchester County city.  A "topping out" ceremony was held on Friday, Sept. 20 to celebrate the completion of the final floor of 247 North Avenue, an upcoming apartment tower in downtown New Rochelle developed by LRC Construction.  The development will include 307 luxury rental apartments in studio to two-bedroom layouts, with 31 of these units reserved for households earning 80 percent of the area median income.  The tower will also feature 1,800 squar…

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by Ben Crnic
Stonington-North Stonington, CT
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Driver Who Crashed Into CT Construction Worker in Stonington Caught: Police Intoxicated Driver Who Crashed Into CT Construction Worker in Stonington Caught: Police
Intoxicated Driver Who Crashed Into CT Construction Worker in Stonington Caught: Police Authorities in Connecticut say they've caught a man who crashed into a construction worker on I-95 and sped away.  Fairfield County man Julio Leodan Macancela, age 46, of Danbury, was arrested in Rhode Island after being pulled over by police on Tuesday, Sept. 10, Connecticut State Police said.  A construction crew was working I-95 in the area of Exit 91-92 in Stonington in New London County around 6:30 p.m. when a GMC Sierra truck crashed into a worker and sped away, authorities said. They suffered minor injuries.  Police in Rhode Island caught up to the GMC and arrested&nb…

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by Josh Lanier
Tinton Falls-Eatontown, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver High On Drugs Caused Parkway Crashes, Fought Road Worker In Tinton Falls: Troopers Driver High On Drugs Caused Parkway Crashes, Fought Road Worker In Tinton Falls: Troopers
Driver High On Drugs Caused Parkway Crashes, Fought Road Worker In Tinton Falls: Troopers A Bayville man was accused of driving while high on drugs when he caused several crashes on the Garden State Parkway before assaulting a construction worker, authorities said. Jonathan Ferro, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 28, a state police spokesperson said. Troopers responded to multiple hit-and-run crashes near milepost 101.3 on the northbound side of the parkway in Tinton Falls at around 2:18 p.m. Investigators said Ferro was driving a Dodge pickup in the crashes and ran away from the truck when it became disabled. Ferro also physically assaulted a road worker while…

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by Chris Spiker
Hagerstown, MD
News
Newly Minted Maryland Millionaires Celebrate Scratch-Off Win With Game Of Golf Newly Minted Maryland Millionaires Celebrate Scratch-Off Win With Game Of Golf
Newly Minted Maryland Millionaires Celebrate Scratch-Off Win With Game Of Golf A pair of Maryland Lottery players traveled from Frederick into Virginia for a job, only to turn right around for a day on the links after winning $1 million on a scratcher. "Mr. Papagiorgio" is Maryland's newest millionaire after winning big on a 100X The Cash scratch-off ticket, which they celebrated with a game of golf after given the go ahead to take off from their boss. What started as a routine day for the construction workers began with a Frederick man picking up iced coffee and doughnuts, while his Hagerstown coworker picked up some scratchers for them to play once they made th…

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by Zak Failla
Port Chester, NY
Police & Fire
Injured Construction Worker Rescued From 6th Floor Of Building Under Demolition In Port Chester Injured Construction Worker Rescued From 6th Floor Of Building Under Demolition In Port Chester
Injured Construction Worker Rescued From 6th Floor Of Building Under Demolition In Port Chester A construction worker was rescued from the sixth floor of a vacant building under demolition in Westchester after suffering an injury and becoming stuck.  The rescue happened on Wednesday, June 19 around 11:15 a.m., when a construction worker suffered a leg injury on the sixth floor of the old United Hospital property at 999 High St. in Port Chester, according to the village's fire department.  Crews soon arrived at the vacant 12-story building and were able to place the worker in a stokes basket and lower them safely to the ground. The worker was then taken to a nearby hospital w…

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by Ben Crnic
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Killed By Reckless Driver On CT Roadway, Police Say Construction Worker Killed By Reckless Driver On CT Roadway, Police Say
Construction Worker Killed By Reckless Driver On CT Roadway, Police Say A Connecticut man is being held on a $1 million bond after hitting and killing a construction worker in a crash while allegedly driving recklessly.  Hartford County resident Jose Diaz-Nieves, age 54, of East Hartford, was killed around 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, June 12, after being hit by a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Tommy Nguyen, of Hartford. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, patrol officers responded to the area of West Boulevard at South Whitney Street on a report of a construction worker struck by a vehicle.  Officers located Diaz-Nieves, who s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bowie, MD
News
Maryland Construction Worker Wins $100K In Lottery Scratch-Off Maryland Construction Worker Wins $100K In Lottery Scratch-Off
Maryland Construction Worker Wins $100K In Lottery Scratch-Off A construction worker from Maryland says he’s “no stranger” to lottery wins, recently taking home $5,000 in a Florida game and another large prize in Maryland. But this win, which came from a $30 $100,000 Ca$h instant ticket, was big. The 29-year-old Lanham resident purchased the scratch-off ticket at Whitfield Sunoco at 9105 Annapolis Road in Lanham, officials said Monday, March 18. His ticket showed a “win” symbol next to its corresponding $100,000 prize — pretty simple. He says he called his brother after learning just how much the ticket had won him. He plans to use the mone…

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by Valerie Musson
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Update: Worker Hurt After Falling From Scaffolding Above Taconic Parkway Bridge In Yorktown Update: Worker Hurt After Falling From Scaffolding Above Taconic Parkway Bridge In Yorktown
Update: Worker Hurt After Falling From Scaffolding Above Taconic Parkway Bridge In Yorktown A construction worker was hospitalized with serious injuries after falling from scaffolding over a bridge located on the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester, fire officials said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Nov. 8 around 2:45 p.m., when first responders were sent to the AmVets bridge on the northbound Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown, where a worker had suffered serious injuries after falling from scaffolding.  Earlier Report - Motorists Asked To Avoid Taconic State Parkway Near Bridge In Yorktown: Police According to the Hartsdale Fire Department, which …

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by Ben Crnic
Pleasantville, NY
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Dies From Fall At Residence In Pleasantville: Police Construction Worker Dies From Fall At Residence In Pleasantville: Police
Construction Worker Dies From Fall At Residence In Pleasantville: Police A construction worker was killed on the job after falling from a residence in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 15 just before 8 a.m., when Pleasantville Police were alerted that a construction worker had been injured at a private home on Sunnyside Avenue.  Authorities then responded to the residence immediately along with paramedics and found that the man had suffered extensive injuries from a fall.  Although paramedics attempted to give medical aid to the man, he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.  The man's name and more detai…

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by Ben Crnic
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Police & Fire
Worker Critical After 40-Foot Fall Through Skylight At Hudson Valley School Worker Critical After 40-Foot Fall Through Skylight At Hudson Valley School
Worker Critical After 40-Foot Fall Through Skylight At Hudson Valley School A construction worker is in critical condition after falling some 40 feet through a skylight at a Hudson Valley middle school. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 2 at the Union Vale Middle School in Lagrangeville.  According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, the man was working on the skylight when he fell. The unidentified man was airlifted by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center in critical condition, Harris said.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Hospitalized After Fall From Medford Home's Roof Into Basement Construction Worker Hospitalized After Fall From Medford Home's Roof Into Basement
Construction Worker Hospitalized After Fall From Medford Home's Roof Into Basement A construction worker suffered life-threatening injuries after falling between 15 and 20 feet, officials say.  Firefighters were alerted of a construction accident on Green Road in Medford around 11:55 a.m. on Monday, July 3 in which a construction worker fell between 15 and 20 feet, according to the Medford Firefighters Local 1032.  The worker fell from the roof into the basement of a single-family home. He suffered life-threatening injuries in the fall.  Firefighter crews extricated the worker from the basement. He was then evaluated by the Armstrong Ambulance Service…

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by Morgan Gonzales
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Stabbed By Coworker During Fight In New Rochelle: Police Construction Worker Stabbed By Coworker During Fight In New Rochelle: Police
Construction Worker Stabbed By Coworker During Fight In New Rochelle: Police A 30-year-old construction worker faces assault charges after allegedly stabbing a coworker during a physical altercation in Westchester, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened on Friday, June 23 just after 11 a.m., when a New Rochelle police officer on traffic duty at the intersection of Division Street and Westchester Place saw a person with a stab wound walking toward him in distress, according to Captain J. Collins Coyne.  The officer then rendered medical aid to the man and requested an ambulance, which took him to a nearby hospital where he is now in…

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by Ben Crnic
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Fall On Site Of New CT High School Under Construction: Worker Airlifted Fall On Site Of New CT High School Under Construction: Worker Airlifted
Fall On Site Of New CT High School Under Construction: Worker Airlifted A Connecticut construction worker was airlifted to the hospital after falling at the construction site of a new high school. The accident took place in Hartford County around 7:30 a.m., Thursday, May 25 in Farmington at the site of the new high school on Monteith Drive. Firefighters from the Tunix Hose Fire Department responded and UConn Health Center ambulance responded to the report of an injured worker, said Lt. Timothy McKenzie, of the Farmington Police. The unidentified worker was transported by LifeStar helicopter to Hartford Hospital for further evaluation, McKenzie said. The …

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by Kathy Reakes
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Front Loader Tips, Lands On Driver In Bogota Front Loader Tips, Lands On Driver In Bogota
Front Loader Tips, Lands On Driver In Bogota A construction worker escaped serious injury when a front loader tipped and landed on top of him in Bogota. The worker was clearing property on the former site of the Bogota Golf Center on Cross Street when the machine fell down an embankment shortly after 3 p.m. Friday, May 5, Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Police, firefighters and members of the Bogota Rescue Squad responded along with BLS and ALS units from Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, the sergeant said. The victim, who'd climbed out, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor leg and arm injuries, Cole said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Arlington, VA
News
Construction Worker Hoisted To Safety At DC Worksite (VIDEO) Construction Worker Hoisted To Safety At DC Worksite (VIDEO)
Construction Worker Hoisted To Safety At DC Worksite (Video) First responders in Washington, DC made a daring rescue on Monday morning when a construction worker found himself in a perilous position. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to a worksite at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 24, where there was a report of a worker who suffered a medical emergency and needed to be extricated away in the 600 block of Howard Road SE. Below grade rescue 600 block Howard Rd SE. Medical emergency at construction site. Working to determine best means of extricating patient. #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 24, 2023 Approximately 30 …

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by Zak Failla
Allentown, PA
News
'You're Going To Be A Dad!' Allentown Trench Collapse Victim Learns In Final Moments Of Rescue 'You're Going To Be A Dad!' Allentown Trench Collapse Victim Learns In Final Moments Of Rescue
'You're Going To Be A Dad!' Allentown Trench Collapse Victim Learns In Final Moments Of Rescue "You're going to be a dad!" Those were the words that the construction worker heard as he was being pulled out of the Allentown trench he'd been trapped inside for hours. The unnamed victim became trapped Wednesday, Jan. 11, while digging in the backyard of a home at 15th and Gordon streets when the trench caved in around 2 p.m., officials said. It took hours to get him out, but as they did around 10:15 p.m., his wife delivered the happy news, that she was pregnant with their first child, city officials said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour
Pennsylvania Construction Worker Dies When Machinery Falls Into Icy NJ Waters For One Hour A construction worker from Pennsylvania died when the machine he was operating fell into frigid Linden waters, trapping him inside for nearly an hour Thursday morning, according to officials and news reports. Fire and police units responded to a construction site at 4900 Tremley Point Road, where the excavator had fallen into the Arthur Kill River Channel -- the operator inside a small pocket of air around 8 a.m., Linden police said in a release. The man was removed from the machine cab sometime around 9 a.m. by NYPD aviation divers. The construction worker was rushed to Trinitas Regio…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Trapped Worker Dead When Machinery Falls Into Icy Linden Waters For One Hour UPDATE: Trapped Worker Dead When Machinery Falls Into Icy Linden Waters For One Hour
Update: Trapped Worker Dead When Machinery Falls Into Icy Linden Waters For One Hour A construction worker died when the machine he was operating fell into frigid Linden waters, trapping him inside for nearly an hour Thursday morning, authorities confirmed. Fire and police units responded to a construction site at 4900 Tremley Point Road, where the excavator had fallen into the Arthur Kill River Channel -- the operator inside a small pocket of air around 8 a.m., Linden police said in a release. The man was removed from the machine cab sometime around 9 a.m. by NYPD aviation divers. The construction worker was rushed to Trinitas Regional Medical Center, and later pronou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Man, 25, Dies In Montgomery County Trench Collapse Man, 25, Dies In Montgomery County Trench Collapse
Man, 25, Dies In Montgomery County Trench Collapse A 25-year-old man died when a retaining wall collapsed on him while digging a trench Saturday afternoon in Montgomery County, authorities said. The man, who may have been a construction worker, was working at a home on Wrack Road in the Jenkintown section of Abington, when the wall fell on him around 3:45 p.m., Abington Police Lt. Ed Quinn told Daily Voice. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his identity was being withheld pending next of kin notification. Firefighters responded where they found the man crushed by the stone wall, according to initial reports. An investigation is…

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by Cecilia Levine
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Person Found Dead In Parking Lot of Fairfield Prep By Construction Worker Person Found Dead In Parking Lot of Fairfield Prep By Construction Worker
Person Found Dead In Parking Lot of Fairfield Prep By Construction Worker The body of a missing man was found in the Fairfield Prep parking lot by a construction worker. The man was found around 6:56 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, by the worker in the parking area of Fairfield University and Fairfield Prep, said Fairfield Police Lt. Antonio Granata. First responders arrived on the scene and pronounced the 83-year-old man dead, who authorities say had dementia, at around 7:07 a.m., Granata said. Minutes later, around 7:20 a.m., the police department received a call from a family who lived on a street behind the parking lot who were reporting that an 83-year-old family m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse HEROES: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse
Heroes: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse A trio of Madison police officers jumped to action to save a 61-year-old construction worker who  stopped breathing Saturday, authorities said. Police were called to Orchard Street after the man went unconscious while working in a home shortly after 12:30 p.m., authorities said. The homeowners -- an off-duty Edgewater police officer and Morristown Medical Center emergency room nurse -- were performing CPR when officers arrived. Madison Police Cpl. Bart Glab, along with officers Chris Burans and Brett Smith took over lifesaving efforts. The officers used an automated external def…

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by Valerie Musson
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Port Authority Police Revive Stricken Construction Worker At LaGuardia HEROES: Port Authority Police Revive Stricken Construction Worker At LaGuardia
Heroes: Port Authority Police Revive Stricken Construction Worker At LaGuardia A group of Port Authority police officers revived a construction worker who suffered a medical episode at LaGuardia Airport. Officers Oliver Ramclam, Richard McCarthy, Tim Feeney, John Gimigliano and Dan Novelli responded to a call for aid at a construction site opposite Terminal D shortly after 6:30 a.m. Monday, Port Authority Spokeswoman Lenis Valen said. They found the 57-year-old unconscious worker with no pulse, Valens said. The officers conducted CPR and shocked him with a defibrillator, reviving him, she said. The worker was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was reported in stab…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Bergen Prosecutor: Hudson Construction Worker Sexually Assaulted Underage Girl In Fort Lee Bergen Prosecutor: Hudson Construction Worker Sexually Assaulted Underage Girl In Fort Lee
Bergen Prosecutor: Hudson Construction Worker Sexually Assaulted Underage Girl In Fort Lee A construction worker from Hudson County sexually assaulted an underage girl in Fort Lee, said authorities who arrested him. A judge on Tuesday ordered that Andres Solis, 29, of Guttenberg remain held in the Bergen County Jail pending further court action following his arrest Monday by members of the county prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit. He’s charged with aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment. Solis “was employed as a construction worker at a site in Fort Lee, where he sexually assaulted [the] juvenile,” Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was taken into custody after Fort Lee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Robbers Mug Englewood Construction In Broad Daylight Robbers Mug Englewood Construction In Broad Daylight
Robbers Mug Englewood Construction In Broad Daylight A construction worker trying to chase a trio of robbers who mugged him in Englewood got a ride from a good Samaritan but lost them when they hopped over backyard fences in a local neighborhood, police said Tuesday. One of the muggers grabbed a construction cone and smacked the worker with it, knocking him to the ground, outside Lexus of Englewood on Rockwood Place, just before 3:30 p.m. Monday, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The other two then pummeled him with punches, the deputy chief said. He dropped his cellphone, which one of the assailants snatched up before all three ran…

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by Jerry DeMarco