York, PA
Obituaries
PA Worker ID'd After Crushing Death Between Forklift, Tractor-Tractor PA Worker ID'd After Crushing Death Between Forklift, Tractor-Tractor
PA Worker ID'd After Crushing Death Between Forklift, Tractor-Tractor A 30-year-old person has been identified following a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a forklift at work in Manchester Township on Thursday.  The coroner identified the victim as Joseph Via III, "Joey, who was in the process of transitioning to Lizzy," her stepmother, Sue Frederick Via, said in a Facebook post.  She was found unresponsive and entrapped between a forklift and a parked tractor-trailer at her place of work, C-P Flexible Packaging, located at 15 Grumbacher Road, Manchester Township at 11:10 a.m. on Nov. 30, authorities explained. "It is unknown exa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Excavator In Yorktown Man Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Excavator In Yorktown
Man Dies After Becoming Trapped Under Excavator In Yorktown This story has been updated.  A 59-year-old man was killed after an excavator rolled on top of them on a residential Northern Westchester road, police said. The incident happened on Friday, Oct. 27 around 2:15 p.m., when the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department responded to an excavator rollover on Baptist Church Road.  According to Yorktown Police, a 59-year-old man who had been working with a local tree company had become trapped underneath an excavator he was standing next to. The man was confirmed to have died shortly after authorities arrived.  Fire crews th…

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by Ben Crnic
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Legal
Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall
Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall The estate of an electrician who died from a 30-foot fall at a food manufacturing plant in Saddle Brook has reportedly received a $5 million settlement. Joseph Roscitt, who worked for the Modern Electric Company in Clifton, was atop a scissor lift changing light bulbs when an employee at Chefler Foods accidentally backed a forklift into the aerial platform on Dec. 1, 2021, authorities said Roscitt, who was a member of IBEW Local 164 in Paramus, suffered brain bleeding and other critical injuries when his head slammed against the concrete floor, they said. A portion of his skull was removed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Worker Injured In Partial Hackensack Building Collapse Worker Injured In Partial Hackensack Building Collapse
Worker Injured In Partial Hackensack Building Collapse UPDATE: A worker was seriously injured when an awning that he and others were dismantling in front of an apartment building in Hackensack collapsed on him Friday, authorities confirmed. The 50-something victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with what appeared to be a broken arm, among other injuries, after the structure at the Parkview Apartments on Polifly Road gave way shortly before noon Oct. 27, responders said. Hackensack police, their Emergency Services Unit and city firefighters were joined at the scene by city building, electrical and fire inspectors, OSHA and bo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For Service Station Employee Struck, Killed By Jeep In Wantagh ID Released For Service Station Employee Struck, Killed By Jeep In Wantagh
ID Released For Service Station Employee Struck, Killed By Jeep In Wantagh The identity of an auto service center employee who was killed after he was struck by a jeep while on the job has been released. The incident happened on Long Island around 10:10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in Wantagh. The 32-year-old male employee at the Merrick Jeep Chrysler Dodge Service Center on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) was hit by a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by another employee as he backed up, according to Nassau County Police.  The victim, now identified as 32-year-old Daniel Cicio, of Levittown, was transported to a nearby hospital by a Nassau County Police Ambul…

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by Joe Lombardi
Bristol, PA
News
OSHA Investigating Deadly Industrial Accident In Eastern PA OSHA Investigating Deadly Industrial Accident In Eastern PA
Osha Investigating Deadly Industrial Accident In Eastern PA 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
Bedford, NY
Police & Fire
Golf Course Employee Knocked Unconscious By Fallen Tree Limb In Bedford Golf Course Employee Knocked Unconscious By Fallen Tree Limb In Bedford
Golf Course Employee Knocked Unconscious By Fallen Tree Limb In Bedford A golf course employee was hospitalized after they were struck by a fallen tree limb while working in Northern Westchester. The incident happened in Bedford on Wednesday, Sept. 27 around 6:45 a.m., when police responded to the Glen Arbor Golf Club at 234 Bedford Center Rd., where an employee had been hit by a fallen tree limb while driving a golf cart. Arriving officers found the employee unconscious in the golf cart and administered CPR until medics were able to take over, according to Bedford Police Lt. Jeff Gulick. The employee was then taken to Northern Westchester Hospi…

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by Ben Crnic
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Victim Airlifted After Being Knocked Unconscious By Ladder At Northvale Eatery Victim Airlifted After Being Knocked Unconscious By Ladder At Northvale Eatery
Victim Airlifted After Being Knocked Unconscious By Ladder At Northvale Eatery An employee at a restaurant in Northvale was airlifted to the hospital after being knocked unconscious by a falling ladder, authorities said. The 31-year-old Northvale resident was breathing but unresponsive when he was flown to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center following the 11:38 a.m. accident, Police Chief Howard J. Ostrow said. Responders said the victim was struck at The Greek Village restaurant on Livingston Avenue. What he was doing at the time wasn't immediately clear. The restaurant was closed at the time. Northvale EMS and firefighters along with local param…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Tree-Cutter Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Injuries In Fairfax County Tree-Cutter Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Injuries In Fairfax County
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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by Cecilia Levine
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
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Garbage Truck Crushes PA Sanitation Worker To Death Garbage Truck Crushes PA Sanitation Worker To Death
Garbage Truck Crushes PA Sanitation Worker To Death 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