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Dorchester, MA
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Eversource Workers Hospitalized From 'Blood-Curdling' Manhole Explosion In Downtown Boston Eversource Workers Hospitalized From 'Blood-Curdling' Manhole Explosion In Downtown Boston Eversource Workers Hospitalized From 'Blood-Curdling' Manhole Explosion In Downtown Boston
Eversource Workers Hospitalized From 'Blood-Curdling' Manhole Explosion In Downtown Boston Two Eversource workers are in the hospital after they were injured from a manhole explosion in Downtown Boston.  Multiple crews were on the scene of the explosion that happened across from 37 Bowdoin Street in Beacon Hill around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, Boston Fire said on Twitter.  Companies on scene at a manhole explosion across from 37 Bowdoin St downtown Boston. @@BOSTON_EMS has transported 2 @EversourceMA workers to Mass General Hosp. pic.twitter.com/Bq0EskvDGC — Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) July 12, 2022 The explosion sent workers to Mass General Hospital, one suffering …

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by David Cifarelli
Lancaster, PA
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Workers Injured By Acid At PA Company Workers Injured By Acid At PA Company Workers Injured By Acid At PA Company
Workers Injured By Acid At PA Company Employees were injured by acid at a central Pennsylvania food plant on Saturday, according to a release by the company. The two injured workers were hurt by sulfuric acid at Tyson Foods on South Custer Avenue in New Holland on Apr. 2 around 1 p.m., officials with the company said on Monday. The people who were hurt suffered minor injuries and are doing well, according to the release. "We're grateful for the swift response and assistance from local first responders," officials said.

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by Jillian Pikora
Jersey City, NJ
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NJ Costco Employee Run Over By Fleeing Shoplifters' Car: Police NJ Costco Employee Run Over By Fleeing Shoplifters' Car: Police NJ Costco Employee Run Over By Fleeing Shoplifters' Car: Police
NJ Costco Employee Run Over By Fleeing Shoplifters' Car: Police A New Jersey Costco employee had her ankle run over by a pair of shoplifters she was trying to stop in a fleeing vehicle, authorities said. The incident happened at the Goldsborough Drive Costco in Bayonne around 2 p.m. Thursday, Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The female employee chased after two male shoplifters and, as she tried to recover the stolen proceeds from their vehicle, one man pushed her to the ground, Amato said. As the vehicle fled, the worker's right foot was run over by the vehicle. The victim complained of pain in her foot.

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by Cecilia Levine
Brookfield, CT
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Man Run Over By Tractor At Farm In Connecticut, Police Say Man Run Over By Tractor At Farm In Connecticut, Police Say Man Run Over By Tractor At Farm In Connecticut, Police Say
Man Run Over By Tractor At Farm In Connecticut, Police Say A man was injured when he was run over by a tractor while working at a Connecticut farm. The incident took place around 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 18, at the Strawberry Farm located in Litchfield County in Washington, said the Connecticut State Police. The man was transported to Hartford Hospital by Life Star.   A second person was transported by ground EMS to a secondary medical center for a laceration to the leg, state police said.   The injury to the second person was sustained after being knocked down while securing a horse.   Both parties were conscious an…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Worker Airlifted After Falling From Roof In Hunterdon County [DEVELOPING] Worker Airlifted After Falling From Roof In Hunterdon County [DEVELOPING] Worker Airlifted After Falling From Roof In Hunterdon County [DEVELOPING]
Worker Airlifted After Falling From Roof In Hunterdon County [Developing] A worker was airlifted with traumatic injuries Tuesday afternoon after falling from a roof in Hunterdon County, initial reports say. The worker fell from a roof on Cokesbury Califon Road in Lebanon just before 1:10 p.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. Northstar was requested to fly the victim to a local hospital with a landing zone at the Cokesbury Methodist Church, the report says. New Jersey State Police did not immediately respond to Daily Voice’s request for details. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Valerie Musson
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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GARAGE COLLAPSE (PHOTOS): Two Injured, One Seriously In Elmwood Park GARAGE COLLAPSE (PHOTOS): Two Injured, One Seriously In Elmwood Park GARAGE COLLAPSE (PHOTOS): Two Injured, One Seriously In Elmwood Park
Garage Collapse (Photos): Two Injured, One Seriously In Elmwood Park Two workers were injured, one seriously, when the roof of five connected garages under construction at an Elmwood Park housing complex collapsed Saturday, authorities said. Elkin Carcano, 30, of Trenton was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson in serious condition following the late-morning collapse at the Elmwood Village Apartments on Mola Boulevard, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Co-worker Luis Martinez, 24, no address immediately available, was also taken to St. Joe's with less serious injuries, Foligno said. Aftermath in Elmwood Park.Damien Danis for DAILY …

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by Jerry DeMarco