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Virginia Man’s Fight for His Future: Diver Needs 'Experimental, Complex' Surgery After Fall
Micah Patsch, a 25-year-old underwater welder from Northern Virginia, is fighting for his future after a workplace accident left him with a crippling spinal injury—one that could cost him his dreams without urgent surgery. After falling 12 feet into a solid concrete tank in 2019, Patsch initially walked away with what seemed like a minor injury—a broken elbow. But what followed were years of relentless back pain, numbness, and weakness that doctors continuously brushed off, his girlfriend said. Now, after an emergency surgery in 2023 barely saved him from paralysis, Patsch needs a se…
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Arborist Electrocuted Cutting Tres In Virginia: Police
An arborist was killed on the job while chopping tres in Alexandria, officials confirmed on Sunday. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, members of the Alexandria Fire and Police departments were called to the unit block of West Mount Ida Avenue, where there was report of a worker suffering from injuries after coming into contact with an electrical wire. Investigators say that upon arrival, crews found the arborist unresponsive, and the initial probe found that a branch in the tree he was trimming made contact with a live power line. Dominion Power responded to assist in clear…
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19-Year-Old Crushed To Death While Working On Car In Virginia: Police
A death investigation has been launched in Prince William County after a 19-year-old was crushed to death while working on his vehicle in Woodbridge, police say. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, the Prince William County Police Department received an emergency call after a man working underneath his vehicle was pinned when it fell on top of him in the 13400 block of Greenacre Drive. The man was pinned and died there, fire and rescue officials confirmed. Preliminarily, there are no signs of any foul play, according to police, who made note that the cause of death has not been…
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Tree-Cutter Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Injuries In Fairfax County
A tree-cutter was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries in Fairfax County on Monday, Aug. 21, police said. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. on the 5800 block of Wood Laurel Court in Burke. The nature of the injuries or how they were sustained weren't immediately clear. #FCFRD units are working a technical rescue in the 5800 blk of Wood Laurel Ct in the Burke area. A worker suffered an injury while trimming a tree. Crews are working to lower the worker from the tree. pic.twitter.com/HZ1YEzV0e4 — Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) August 21, 2023 Footage from the …
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Worker Crushed To Death While Repairing Skid Loader Was Popular Cecil County Dad
A Maryland worker who died when his head was crushed by a skid loader he was repairing is being remembered as a loving dad and husband. The machine was tilted backward and dislodged a metal block supporting it when it fell on Kevin Cline, 38, around 9 a.m. on the 300 block of Marley Road in Elkton, officials previously said. "Yesterday we lost an amazing friend, husband, father, and brother to a tragic accident,” Dorothy Barone writes on a GoFundMe campaign for his family. “Kevin Cline was well known in Cecil County. Everyone has a Kevin story. He would help anyone, and now I am…
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