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Industrial Accident
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
South River Worker Killed, 4 Hurt In Explosion At Old Bridge Manufacturing Company (
Update
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A fiery explosion left one woman dead and four others hurt at a manufacturing company in Old Bridge on Wednesday, May 1, authorities said. Eileen Marco, 73, of South River, was killed at the scene of the explosion at Superior Signal Company, LLC in Old Bridge at approximately 11:20 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Four other people were injured. Photos from the scene show medical choppers landing at Veteran's Field, located nearby to transport two of the victims with serious injuries. The other two victims were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, …
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Update: Winthrop Man Dies From Logan Airport Accident
A 51-year-old man died in an industrial accident at Logan Airport, officials say. A Winthrop man who was an employee of a JetBlue sub-contractor died in a forklift accident at Logan Airport in Boston around 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, according to the Massachusetts State Police. The 51-year-old attempted to drive a forklift through a lower bag service entrance in an outdoor loading area behind Gate C26, an initial investigation shows. A beam over the entrance was marked with a sign labelling it as having a clearance of eight feet and six inches, but the forklift's backrest ex…
Ocean
Police & Fire
Man Trapped In Industrial Machinery Dies In Lakewood
First responders' attempts to save a man trapped in industrial machinery were futile as the man died on Friday morning, Aug. 25, in Ocean County. OSHA is investigating the fatality at Cambridge Pavingstones, according to Lenore Uddyback-Fortson, regional director of the federal agency. The man was found unresponsive in the machine at 10 Havenwood Court in Lakewood just after 7:30 a.m., Lakewood police said. Responders were able to free the man and began life-saving measures. Unfortunately, efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, police sa…
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Holliston Industrial Incident
A worker was rushed to a trauma center Tuesday night, Aug. 22, after an industrial accident in Middlesex County, officials said. The accident happened at a business on Lowland Street in Holliston just before 10 p.m., according to the Holliston Fire Department. One worker's injuries were so severe that they were helicoptered to a trauma center. The medical helicopter landed nearby at Stoddard Park and airlifted the injured worker to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Authorities did not release any information on the nature or cause of the incident or the worker's…
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Plant Worker Dies In Woodbridge Industrial Accident: Reports
A plant worker died in a Central Jersey industrial accident this week, various reports say. The female worker died in a heavy machinery accident at United Premium Foods on Amboy Avenue in Woodbridge Township, Friday afternoon, July 28, CBS News reports. Lenore Uddyback-Fortson, regional director for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) confirmed an investigation is underway. United Premium Foods CEO Ken Mayer told the outlet the entire company was devastated by the loss of the longtime employee. Click here for more from CBS News.
Franklin PA
Police & Fire
MD Helicopter MedEvacs Man Wedged Between Rail Car, Conveyor Track In Chambersburg
A man with his legs caught between a rail car and a heavy-duty conveyor track in Pennsylvania was rescued, thanks in part to emergency crews from Maryland. The call to the industrial accident happened at TB Woods located at 440 Fifth Avenue in Chambersburg at 10:52 a.m. on Monday, July 23, 2023, according to a release by the Franklin Fire Company. According to his family, 20-year-old Colby Taylor was found trapped at the scene. The fire company's Squad 41 "utilized the HyperTherm cutter, airbags, rams and cribbing" to free the man's legs. "The complex incident required multiple torch…
Suffolk NY
News
ID Released For Worker Killed In West Babylon Industrial Accident
Authorities have identified the man who was killed in an industrial accident at a Long Island recycling center. Emergency crews were called at around 1 p.m. Monday, May 8, with reports that an employee had been killed at the Omni Recycling in West Babylon, located on Alder Street, according to Suffolk County Police. On Friday, May 12, police identified the man as 50-year-old Marcos Bonilla, of Westbury. Earlier Report: Man Killed In West Babylon Industrial Accident: Police According to investigators, Bonilla was struck by a payloader and died at the scene. The Occupational Safety a…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Man Killed In West Babylon Industrial Accident: Police
The Long Island man was killed while at work, authorities said. Suffolk County police announced that an adult man was involved in a fatal industrial accident at his place of employment on Monday, May 8. The man, who was an employee of Omni Recycling, located at 114 Alder Street, was struck by a payloader at approximately 1 p.m., according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been contacted. Anyone who may have information regarding the incident is urged to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392. The i…
Essex MA
Police & Fire
ID Released For Newburyport Industrial Worker Who Died In Chemical Explosion
A chemical explosion at an industrial park resulted in the death of one person and the hospitalizations of four others. An industrial worker found dead on Thursday, May 5 was identified by officials as 62-year-old Jack O'Keefe, of Methuen, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s office. O'Keefe was one of five people who were inside the building, a metal addition on the rear of the larger facility, at 9 Opportunity Way when a chemical explosion occurred. Read more: Body Of Missing Worker Found After Chemical Explosion At Newburyport Industrial Park Four of the workers were t…
Essex MA
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Worker Found After Chemical Explosion At Newburyport Industrial Park
Authorities have located the body of a worker who was previously unaccounted for following a chemical explosion at an industrial park on the North Shore this week. The body of the missing worker, who was one of five that were in the building at the time of the explosion, was found around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, according to Acting Newburyport Fire Chief Stephen H. Bradbury III. Their identity was not released. Final presser from Newburyport, where the body of a missing worker was located in the building about 5:30 pm. pic.twitter.com/uUp4gvoJG2 — Robert Mills (@RobertMillsJGPR) M…
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
Man Airlifted In Hunterdon County Industrial Accident
A man was flown to a nearby trauma center after an industrial accident in Hunterdon County on Tuesday, April 11, authorities said. The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to Toad Lane in East Amwell Township just after 9:15 a.m., the squad said. Initial reports described a man pinned under a machine at 33 Toad Lane. The address appears on Google as the location for Rowe Electric. Upon arrival, crews found that the man was no longer trapped but still required a medical helicopter due to serious injuries, FRFARS said. The Amwell Valley Fire Company then set up a landing…
Prince George's
Police & Fire
Worker Falls 50 Feet In Prince George's Industrial Accident (
Video
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An industrial worker is recovering after falling from a worksite in Aquasco. Emergency crews were called to the site in the 25100 block of Chalk Point Road on the afternoon of Thursday, March 30, according to Prince George's County rescue officials. PGFD Technical Rescue Teams and mutual aid partners working an industrial accident, w/ a high angle rescue for an injured worker at 25100 Chalk Point Rd, Aquasco. Patient was transported by MSP medevac with non-life threatening injuries. The injured worker fell approx 50’. pic.twitter.com/ILGNlg7MXH — Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Departm…
Cecil
Obituaries
Worker Killed In Cecil County Landfill Accident Was 'Honest, Hardworking,' Friend Says
An industrial accident at the Cecil County Landfill left a Colora man dead after he was trapped under heavy machinery he had been working on, officials announced. Investigators from the Cecil County Sheriff's Office say that Stephen Brown, 37, died on Thursday, Dec. 29 when he was fixing a piece of equipment that accidentally fell on him, pinning him to death. Other workers attempted to rescue him and perform life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials, who noted that Brown was employed by a company contracted through the Cecil County government. …
South Passaic
News
Police, Firefighters Rescue Plastics Worker Who Lost Leg In Clifton Machine Mishap
HEROES: Police and firefighters teamed up to save the life of a factory worker after he lost a lower leg in an industrial accident in Clifton, authorities said. Police Sgt. Robert Marks and Officer Christopher Acampora, who were the first to arrive, climbed up a conveyer belt on a large compacting machine to get to the pinned 33-year-old victim from Clifton, Lt. Robert Anderson said. Marks is a decade-long department veteran who's served in the U.S. Army and National Guard. Acampora is a rookie with nine years of military experience, including in the U.S. Marine Corps. Working swiftly, bot…
Alexandria
Police & Fire
Breaking
: Man Dead After Industrial Accident In Caryle Area Of Alexandria
An Alexandria man died on Tuesday, August 30, after an industrial accident, Alxnow.com reported. At around 4:15 p.m., there was a heavy police presence in the 2100 block of Mill Road, to investigate a fatal incident, according to the Alexandria Police Department. The construction accident occurred near the Carlyle Mill Apartments and Eisenhower Avenue Metro station, but no further details were released, Alxnow.com said. Click here for the full story from Alxnow.com. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
North Orange
Police & Fire
Truck Driver Killed By Forklift At Montogmery Business, Police Say
A truck driver was killed after being hit by a forklift while making a delivery to a Hudson Valley business. The incident took place in Orange County in the town of Montgomery around 9:15 a.m., Monday, April 25 at L&W Supply located at 155 Bracken Road. Town of Montgomery Police responded to an industrial accident and found that Homer D. Baker, age 54, of Waycross, Georgia, was struck and killed by a forklift while making a delivery, said Stephen Ragni, spokesman for the Montgomery Police. The Town of Montgomery Police was assisted by the New York State Police and the Or…
Middlesex NJ
Obituaries
NJ Stoneworker, 37, Killed By Granite Slab Was 'Everyone's Friend'
A 37-year-old stoneworker from Burlington County was killed when a slab of granite fell onto him, authorities said. The man from Marlton, who was not identified, worked for Empire Marble & Granite in South Brunswick, police said. At 3:28 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, South Brunswick police, South Brunswick EMS, and Monmouth Junction Fire Department responded to 5 Chris Ct. The worker from Empire Marble & Granite who was killed in an industrial accident.Facebook/ Empire Marble & Granite Police found that the man's coworkers had removed much of the slab off of him, they said.…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Woman's Arm Becomes Impaled In Industrial Machine At Oceanside Business
A Long Island woman suffered serious injuries when her arm became impaled in an industrial machine at an area business. The incident took place in Oceanside around 4:40 p.m., Tuesday, April 5 at My Dad's Cookies, located at 3079 New St. When police and EMS arrived on the scene they found the 48-year-old woman's right arm impaled and lodged in a piece of industrial machinery, Nassau County Police said. Rescuers disassembled the machinery and extricated the woman’s arm which suffered a severe laceration, police said. A Nassau County ambulance and medic continued medical…
Rutherford
News
Pre-Dawn Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished In East Rutherford
A Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit was summoned to an overnight fire at a chemical plant in East Rutherford. The blaze at Diamond Chemical Company on Dubois Street at Union Avenue just off northbound Route 17 ignited shortly after 3:30 a.m. Firefighters had the main body knocked down within minutes. Officials declared it under control less than an hour later. No injuries were reported. It was the third incident in less than three years at Diamond Chemical, which manufactures cleaning and sanitizing products for various industrial and institutional uses -- including laundry, hous…
North Orange
Police & Fire
Worker Dies After Accident At Town Of Newburgh Strip Mall
A 36-year-old construction worker was killed in an industrial accident while working at a strip mall in the aea The incident happened in Orange County around 3:15 p.m., Thursday, March 17 in the Town of Newburgh. Police responded to 1431 Route 300 at the Marshalls Plaza for a report of a man injured in an industrial accident. When officers arrived on the scene they found Lungo Oleg, of Brooklyn, dead, pinned in a knuckle boom that was being used to offload steel beams from a truck, said Lt. Peter G. Talarico, of the Town of Newburgh Police. Oleg was operati…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Man Seriously Injured In Suffolk County Industrial Accident
Police are investigating an industrial accident that seriously injured a Long Island man. Nassau County resident, Timothy Baumann, age 26, of Merrick, injured his arm after falling off a conveyor belt at Rason Asphalt, located at 136 Spagnoli Road, in Melville, at 8 a.m., Friday, March 11. Baumann was airlifted by helicopter to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow for treatment of serious injuries, said the Suffolk County Police. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified and is investigating. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Being Pinned Under Forklift In MontCo: Officials
A man was injured in an industrial accident in Montgomery County on Monday, March 7, sources confirmed. First responders were called to the 600 block of North Lewis Road in Limerick Township for a technical rescue just before 2:25 p.m., said Montgomery County Public Affairs Coordinator Todd Stieritz. A man was pinned underneath a forklift and had to be rescued by firefighters, he said. He was then taken by ambulance to an area hospital, Stieritz said. Officials were unable to confirm whether the victim worked for a manufacturing company with an address on that street. Fur…
Middlesex NJ
News
Forklift Accident Reported In Central Jersey: Developing
There was an industrial accident involving a forklift in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The accident occurred shortly before noon on Monday, Feb. 7 at Northeastern Building Supply at 255 Gatzmer Ave. in Jamesburg, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report called it "a crushing injury caused by a forklift." Jamesburg police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
Man Airlifted After Being Pulled Into Industrial Machinery In Warren County: State Police
A medical helicopter was called to the scene after a 63-year-old man was pulled into industrial machinery in Warren County Tuesday afternoon, state police said. Ellsworth Harris, of Oakridge, was found bleeding from his head after becoming caught in a lathe machine on Dark Moon Rd. in Frelinghuysen around 3:20 p.m., NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota told DailyVoice.com. Harris was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, Slota said. The investigation was ongoing, and additional details were not released.
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights
News
Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Moonachie Industrial Accident
A worker at a Moonachie printing company had the tips of three fingers severed in an industrial accident Monday, authorities said. The 31-year-old victim walked out of the 4Over Trade Printing plant on State Street holding up his hand -- the tips of his ring, middle and index fingers missing -- as Officer Frank Tamargo responded around 3 a.m., Sgt. Jeff Napolitano said. "He calmly held up his hand and asked if he thought it could be fixed," Napolitano said. "The officer asked him if he had the tips and he said they were destroyed by the machine." The Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad …
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Man's Toes Crushed During Accident At Fairfield County Recycling Plant
A 52-year-old man had his toes crushed during an industrial accident in Connecticut. The incident took place around 1:340 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 18, in Fairfield County at a scrap metal recycling plant at 266 Knowlton St., in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. According to Appleby, the injury occurred when a steel box was lowered to the ground, causing a crushing injury to the toes of the man's left foot He was treated on scene by Bridgeport Fire Units and transported by AMR. It appears this was not the forklift itself that caused the …
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Maintenance Worker Killed In NJ Industrial Accident Survived By 'Pride & Joy' Toddler Son
A 23-year-old maintenance worker killed over the weekend in an industrial accident over the weekend is being remembered as a hard-working dad who would've done anything to put a smile on his little boy's face. Samuel Toatley Jr., of Ewing, was operating a machine at nuLoom warehouse (Rugs USA) became pinned between a cleaning machine and section of shelving around 3 a.m. at the Prospect Plains Road facility, police said Wednesday. Affectionately known as "Loco," Toatley worked for Complete Care Maintenance, a company that cleaned the facility once a week, and was pronounced dead at the…
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Maintenance Worker Killed In NJ Industrial Accident Survived By 'Pride & Joy' Toddler Son
A 23-year-old maintenance worker killed over the weekend in an industrial accident over the weekend is being remembered as a hard-working dad who would've done anything to put a smile on his little boy's face. Samuel Toatley Jr., of Ewing, was operating a machine at nuLoom warehouse (Rugs USA) became pinned between a cleaning machine and section of shelving around 3 a.m. at the Prospect Plains Road facility, police said Wednesday. Affectionately known as "Loco," Toatley worked for Complete Care Maintenance, a company that cleaned the facility once a week, and was pronounced dead at the…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Worker Injured After Being Trapped Between Two Industrial Lifts On Long Island
An industrial worker suffered serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries after becoming trapped between two lifts on Long Island. The incident took place around 11:15 a.m., Monday, Dec. 14, when a 55-year-old man was loading industrial lifts on to a flatbed truck in the parking lot of Sunbelt Rentals, located at 150 Nassau Ave., Islip when he became trapped between two lifts, said the Suffolk County Police. He was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Burlington
Police & Fire
South Jersey First Responders Called To Industrial Accident, Worker's Arm Caught In Machinery
Burlington area police, EMS and firefighters were called to an industrial accident, authorities said. A worker reportedly got his arm trapped in machine rollers at 200 Richards Road in Burlington, according to initial reports A tech rescue team had disassembled the machine to free the man about 8 a.m. on Thursday, according to an unconfirmed report. The victim was being airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden by a medevac helicopter, reports said. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Hudson
Police & Fire
Worker Dies In Bayonne Industrial Accident
A worker died in an industrial accident over the weekend in Bayonne, authorities said. First responders found the man seriously injured at the eastern edge of the former Military Ocean Terminal at the Bayonne Dry Dock, around 9:10 a.m. Sunday, the City's emergency management office said. Medics from McCabe Ambulance and the Bayonne Fire Department performed CPR on the victim, who was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center. The unidentified worker later died of his injuries. An investigation is being led by the Port Authority Police Department.
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