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Workplace Safety

Carmel, NY
Police & Fire
Worker Ejected, Killed After Excavator Overturns At Carmel Construction Site Worker Ejected, Killed After Excavator Overturns At Carmel Construction Site
Worker Ejected, Killed After Excavator Overturns At Carmel Construction Site A construction worker from Dutchess County was killed in a workplace…

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by Ben Crnic
West Springfield, MA
News
Community Rallies After 3 Construction Workers Killed In West Springfield I-91 Hit-Run Crash Community Rallies After 3 Construction Workers Killed In West Springfield I-91 Hit-Run Crash
Community Rallies After 3 Construction Workers Killed In West Springfield I-91 Hit-Run Crash Hundreds of people have donated to support the families of…

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by Josh Lanier
Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
Obituaries
'Devoted' Dad Of 3's Death At Masonry Prompts Surge Of Support For His Bellport Family 'Devoted' Dad Of 3's Death At Masonry Prompts Surge Of Support For His Bellport Family
'Devoted' Dad Of 3's Death At Masonry Prompts Surge Of Support For His Bellport Family The widow and three children of an employee who was killed at a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Killed In Fall, Failed To Secure Safety Harness: Lakewood Police Construction Worker Killed In Fall, Failed To Secure Safety Harness: Lakewood Police
Construction Worker Killed In Fall, Failed To Secure Safety Harness: Lakewood Police A 51-year-old construction worker from The Bronx was killed after…

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by Sam Barron
Mamaroneck, NY
News
Worker Buried Alive: Contractor Admits 'Recklessness' In Mamaroneck Trench Death, DA Says Worker Buried Alive: Contractor Admits 'Recklessness' In Mamaroneck Trench Death, DA Says
Worker Buried Alive: Contractor Admits 'Recklessness' In Mamaroneck Trench Death, DA Says A Connecticut contractor has pleaded guilty to reckless…

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by Ben Crnic
Weymouth, MA
Police & Fire
Police ID Worker Killed When Home Under Construction Collapses In Weymouth; 4 Others Injured Police ID Worker Killed When Home Under Construction Collapses In Weymouth; 4 Others Injured
Police ID Worker Killed When Home Under Construction Collapses In Weymouth; 4 Others Injured A 29-year-old construction worker died Thursday, Jan. 28,…

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by Josh Lanier
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Angry Amazon Worker Made Bomb, Death Threats Against Former Colleagues In Fredericksburg: Cops Angry Amazon Worker Made Bomb, Death Threats Against Former Colleagues In Fredericksburg: Cops
Angry Amazon Worker Made Bomb, Death Threats Against Former Colleagues In Fredericksburg: Cops A recently terminated Amazon employee is facing…

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by Zak Failla
Norwich, CT
News
Norwich Public Worker Hurt In Boiler Incident At Wastewater Plant Norwich Public Worker Hurt In Boiler Incident At Wastewater Plant
Norwich Public Worker Hurt In Boiler Incident At Wastewater Plant A Connecticut public utility employee was taken to an area hospital after being injured in…

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by Josh Lanier
Somers, NY
Business
Amazon Dismissed Warnings On High Rates Of Worker Injuries, Report Says Amazon Dismissed Warnings On High Rates Of Worker Injuries, Report Says
Amazon Dismissed Warnings On High Rates Of Worker Injuries, Report Says ityAmazon is under fire following a US Senate report accusing the company of…

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by Joe Lombardi
Quarryville, PA
Police & Fire
Goods Disposal Worker Injured In West Earl Township Crash: Police Goods Disposal Worker Injured In West Earl Township Crash: Police
Goods Disposal Worker Injured In West Earl Township Crash: Police A Goods Disposal worker was injured in an early-morning crash in West Earl Township,…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
News
Worker Killed By Digging Bucket Excavating Sugar At Kinder Morgan Terminal In Bucks County Worker Killed By Digging Bucket Excavating Sugar At Kinder Morgan Terminal In Bucks County
Worker Killed By Digging Bucket Excavating Sugar At Kinder Morgan Terminal In Bucks County A Kinder Morgan employee was killed early Monday morning,…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hackensack, NJ
News
NJ Amazon Worker Deaths Spark Federal Lawsuit: What Really Happened? NJ Amazon Worker Deaths Spark Federal Lawsuit: What Really Happened?
NJ Amazon Worker Deaths Spark Federal Lawsuit: What Really Happened? A support group for warehouse workers has filed a federal lawsuit against the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Clifton, NJ
Police & Fire
Police ID Elizabeth Worker Crushed To Death At Clifton Recycling Plant (UPDATE) Police ID Elizabeth Worker Crushed To Death At Clifton Recycling Plant (UPDATE)
Police ID Elizabeth Worker Crushed To Death At Clifton Recycling Plant (Update) A worker was killed Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 12, when a baling machine fell…

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
News
Employee Dies While Collecting Trash In Baltimore: DPW Employee Dies While Collecting Trash In Baltimore: DPW
Employee Dies While Collecting Trash In Baltimore: DPW For the second time in three months, a member of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works…

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by Zak Failla
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Workers Injured After Torch Sparks Flash Fire At Croton-Harmon Yard Workers Injured After Torch Sparks Flash Fire At Croton-Harmon Yard
Workers Injured After Torch Sparks Flash Fire At Croton-Harmon Yard Two workers were injured when the torch they lit malfunctioned and caused a flash…

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by Ben Crnic
Bay Shore, NY
News
Man Killed When Car Falls On Him Outside Bay Shore Pep Boys Man Killed When Car Falls On Him Outside Bay Shore Pep Boys
Man Killed When Car Falls On Him Outside Bay Shore Pep Boys A man was killed while working on a car outside a Long Island auto shop. The incident…

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by Michael Mashburn
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Sanitation Worker, 23, Was Transferring Trash When He Was Struck, Killed In Tenafly: Cops Sanitation Worker, 23, Was Transferring Trash When He Was Struck, Killed In Tenafly: Cops
Sanitation Worker, 23, Was Transferring Trash When He Was Struck, Killed In Tenafly: Cops Police in Tenafly have released details in the crash that killed a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ballston Spa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Caught In Compactor At Work Dies In Milton Man Caught In Compactor At Work Dies In Milton
Man Caught In Compactor At Work Dies In Milton A 42-year-old man was killed during an industrial accident after being caught in a compactor at work in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Aston-Brookhaven, PA
News
Dad Killed, Brothers Critical After Crane Fall In Philly: Fund Says Dad Killed, Brothers Critical After Crane Fall In Philly: Fund Says
Dad Killed, Brothers Critical After Crane Fall In Philly: Fund Says More than $17,000 has been raised for the family of a 47-year-old HVAC worker and father…

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by Jon Craig
Hagerstown, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Helicopter Used To Hoist Injured Worker Who Fell From Roof Maryland State Police Helicopter Used To Hoist Injured Worker Who Fell From Roof
Maryland State Police Helicopter Used To Hoist Injured Worker Who Fell From Roof A Maryland State Police helicopter came to the rescue of a 25-year-old…

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by Zak Failla
Barnegat, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Landscapers Airlifted After Crashing Into Home In Barnegat 55+ Community, Police Say Two Landscapers Airlifted After Crashing Into Home In Barnegat 55+ Community, Police Say
Two Landscapers Airlifted After Crashing Into Home In Barnegat 55+ Community, Police Say Two landscaping company employees were airlifted to hospitals…

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by Chris Spiker
Aston-Brookhaven, PA
News
OSHA Investigating Fatal Fall From Cherry-Picker At Philly Construction Site, Official Says OSHA Investigating Fatal Fall From Cherry-Picker At Philly Construction Site, Official Says
Osha Investigating Fatal Fall From Cherry-Picker At Philly Construction Site, Official Says The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is…

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by Jon Craig
Joppatowne, MD
News
One Airlifted To Hospital After Construction Site Injury In Joppa One Airlifted To Hospital After Construction Site Injury In Joppa
One Airlifted To Hospital After Construction Site Injury In Joppa A construction worker in Harford County suffered serious injuries and had to be airlifted to an…

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by Zak Failla
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Worker Hit In Head By Backhoe, Killed While Demolishing Home: Scotch Plains PD Worker Hit In Head By Backhoe, Killed While Demolishing Home: Scotch Plains PD
Worker Hit In Head By Backhoe, Killed While Demolishing Home: Scotch Plains PD A man died after he was struck with the bucket of a backhoe while…

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by Sam Barron
Towson, MD
News
Baltimore City DPW Crew Member Dies On The Job After 'Medical Situation,' Officials Say Baltimore City DPW Crew Member Dies On The Job After 'Medical Situation,' Officials Say
Baltimore City DPW Crew Member Dies On The Job After 'Medical Situation,' Officials Say A Baltimore City Department of Public Works crew member died…

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by Zak Failla
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Stoughton Man ID'd As DOT Worker Hit, Killed Picking Up Debris On Mass. Highway Stoughton Man ID'd As DOT Worker Hit, Killed Picking Up Debris On Mass. Highway
Stoughton Man ID'd As DOT Worker Hit, Killed Picking Up Debris On Mass. Highway Authorities have identified the 57-year-old Massachusetts Department of…

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by Josh Lanier
Lakewood, NJ
News
Worker Fell 80 Feet Inside Jersey Shore Water Tower, Painting Contractor Fined $485K: OSHA Worker Fell 80 Feet Inside Jersey Shore Water Tower, Painting Contractor Fined $485K: OSHA
Worker Fell 80 Feet Inside Jersey Shore Water Tower, Painting Contractor Fined $485K: Osha A painting contractor was facing nearly $500,000 in fines after…

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by Chris Spiker
Gaithersburg, MD
News
Dad Of 3 ID'd As Power Line Worker Electrocuted In Maryland: 'Source Of Wisdom, Kindness' Dad Of 3 ID'd As Power Line Worker Electrocuted In Maryland: 'Source Of Wisdom, Kindness'
Dad Of 3 ID'd As Power Line Worker Electrocuted In Maryland: 'Source Of Wisdom, Kindness' A young Maryland family is reeling after a 39-year-old utility…

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by Zak Failla
New Canaan, CT
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Found Dead In New Canaan Woods ID Released For Man Found Dead In New Canaan Woods
ID Released For Man Found Dead In New Canaan Woods Police have announced the identity of the missing man found dead in a wooded area of…

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by Sophie Grieser
Bethlehem, PA
News
Bushkill Township Employee Drowns In Riding Mower Accident: Northampton Co. Coroner Bushkill Township Employee Drowns In Riding Mower Accident: Northampton Co. Coroner
Bushkill Township Employee Drowns In Riding Mower Accident: Northampton Co. Coroner A Bushkill Township groundskeeper died after being pinned under…

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by Mac Bullock
Gaithersburg, MD
News
Verizon Worker Dies After Being Shocked By Power Lines In Maryland Verizon Worker Dies After Being Shocked By Power Lines In Maryland
Verizon Worker Dies After Being Shocked By Power Lines In Maryland A contractor working in a Verizon bucket truck in Montgomery County on Tuesday…

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by Zak Failla