Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Dies Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Long Island Construction Site Man Dies Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Long Island Construction Site
Man Dies Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Long Island Construction Site An investigation is underway after a construction worker died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning while at a residential job site on Long Island. An employee of Suffolk Excavating was working for approximately 15 minutes to remove silt from the bottom of a drainage pipe approximately 10-feet into the ground in Fort Salonga at 92 Fort Salonga Road when he stopped responding to co-workers at approximately 2:35 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, Suffolk County Police said. A co-worker attempted to go down the pipe to rescue Irizarry, but felt burning in his nose and throat, forcing him to exit the pipe…

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by Joe Lombardi
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
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
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Worcester Twp. Construction Worker Airlifted After Falling Through Floor Of Unfinished Home Worcester Twp. Construction Worker Airlifted After Falling Through Floor Of Unfinished Home
Worcester Twp. Construction Worker Airlifted After Falling Through Floor Of Unfinished Home A Worcester Township construction worker was airlifted to the hospital after falling through the floor of an unfinished home Monday afternoon, authorities said. Fire crews were dispatched to the Reserve at Center Square, a luxury townhome construction site, around 3:45 p.m., according to Worcester Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters arrived to find EMS treating the man in the basement, authorities said. Rescue crews were able to free the man by 4 p.m., and had him airlifted in unknown condition to a local hospital by approximately 4:25 p.m., authorities said. Posted by Worcester V…

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by Nicole Acosta
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Morris County Construction Worker Airlifted After 20-Foot Fall From Roof Morris County Construction Worker Airlifted After 20-Foot Fall From Roof
Morris County Construction Worker Airlifted After 20-Foot Fall From Roof A 28-year-old worker was airlifted with serious injuries Wednesday evening after falling approximately 20 feet from the roof of a Long Valley home onto a deck below. The man fell from the roof of the Waldon Road home around 5:30 p.m. and landed on a deck underneath, Washington Police Lt. Mark Niemynski told Daily Voice. Long Valley First Aid Squad arrived and stabilized the worker before he was flown via NorthStar to Morristown Medical Center, authorities said. Additional details were not immediately available.

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by Valerie Musson
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
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
Stratford, CT
News
One Killed In Fairfield County Construction Accident One Killed In Fairfield County Construction Accident
One Killed In Fairfield County Construction Accident A construction worker in Fairfield County died after falling from a building platform at a home he was working on, police said. First responders from the Newtown Police Department, Sandy Hook Fire Department, and Newtown Ambulance were dispatched to a Lakeview Terrace property at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, where there was a report of an accident. Police said that a 60-year-old man - later identified as Winstead resident Ralph Ehrhardt - fell from a building platform down a steep embankment at a residence under construction on Lakeview Terrace. Ehrhardt was found unrespons…

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by Zak Failla
North Hunterdon, NJ
News
NJ Roof Worker Who Fell 30 Feet To His Death Had Heartbreaking Final Facebook Posts NJ Roof Worker Who Fell 30 Feet To His Death Had Heartbreaking Final Facebook Posts
NJ Roof Worker Who Fell 30 Feet To His Death Had Heartbreaking Final Facebook Posts A roof worker fell 30 feet to his death while on a warehouse roof in Bridgewater, authorities said. Frank Bartholomew, 34, was working at Brook Warehouse on Van Veghten Drive when he fell onto the warehouse floor, around 10:30 p.m. Monday, Bridgewater Police Lt. Thomas Rice said. First responders began lifesaving measures when they arrived. Bartholomew, of Pennsylvania, was transported Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick, where he later died of his injuries, Rice said. Bartholomew had repeatedly posted messages on Facebook saying how much he loved his wife and stepson in th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Lakewood Rescuers Free Construction Worker Who Fell 15 Feet Lakewood Rescuers Free Construction Worker Who Fell 15 Feet
Lakewood Rescuers Free Construction Worker Who Fell 15 Feet Rescuers freed a worker who fell 15 feet at a Lakewood construction site Friday morning, authorities said. Rescuers who responded to the 8 a.m. call at the site off Attaya Road used a Stokes basket to secure and left the worker out, Lakewood Fire Chief Mike D'Elia Jr. said. A chopper flew the worker to Jersey Shore Medical Center for treatment of what Lakewood EMS Chief Crystal Van de Zilver said was a possible broken leg and other injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Lakewood firefighters, Hatzolah EMS and Lakewood Township EMS responded. Hackensack Meridian Health's AirMed…

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by Jon Craig
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Worker Seriously Injured In Construction Accident Worker Seriously Injured In Construction Accident
Worker Seriously Injured In Construction Accident A 30-year-old man was seriously injured during a reported construction accident. The victim, Ricardo Martinez, 30, of Monroe, was found injured around 11:06 a.m., Monday, March 16, when New York State Police responded to Zupnick Drive in Kiryas Joel, for a reported construction accident, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Troopers found Martinez unconscious with an apparent head injury. A trooper began CPR until Martinez was transported by KJ Ambulance to Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown where he is currently listed in serious condition, Nevel said. An investigation revealed that Mart…

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by Kathy Reakes
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Bronx Construction Worker Survives Fall Through 30-Foot Roof At Ledgewood Commons Bronx Construction Worker Survives Fall Through 30-Foot Roof At Ledgewood Commons
Bronx Construction Worker Survives Fall Through 30-Foot Roof At Ledgewood Commons A 40-year-old construction worker from the Bronx survived a 30-foot fall through the roof of a Morris County construction project, authorities said. Jesus Manuel Garcia was airlifted to a local hospital with serious injuries after falling through the opening of a roof at the site at the Ledgewood Mall on Route 10 around 1:10 p.m. Saturday, Roxbury Police Department spokeswoman Jennifer Dillard said. Dillard said only that Garcia was alive on Monday. Notifications to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration had been made, Dillard said. Construction has been ongoing for s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Falls From Fair Lawn Roof Construction Worker Falls From Fair Lawn Roof
Construction Worker Falls From Fair Lawn Roof A 49-year-old construction worker was injured when he fell 15 feet off the roof of a Fair Lawn home. The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the worker to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson after the Hopper Avenue mishap at 4:20 p.m. Saturday, Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The victim, who lives in Newark, injured his back, neck and wrist, Metzler said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse
Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse The body of the second worker killed when sand collapsed on them as they were installing a septic tank in a pit on Long Island has been recovered. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men, ages 57 and 45, were working at the bottom of an excavated site about 30 feet below the surface where septic rings were being installed. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Police officers responded to a 911 call for an excavation site accident. While…

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by Joe Lombardi