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Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Worker Killed After Falling Into Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Company
A 41-year-old man was killed after falling into a mixing machine at the Icco Cheese Company in Rockland County. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the plant on Olympic Drive in Orangeburg, said Orangetown Police Sgt. James Sullivan. When officers arrived on the scene of the accident they were directed to a mixing machine where they found a male employee, Edwin Nunez, of Paterson, New Jersey, inside of the machine, Sullivan said. Rockland paramedics responded and pronounced Nunez dead on the scene, he added. Nunez was assigned to this ma…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
2nd Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies
UPDATE: The second of two West New York landscapers overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a running lawnmower that was with them in a closed trailer in Washington Township has succumbed to his injuries. Police found both men on the ground, not breathing, at the 17-acre Washington Pond condominium complex off Pascack Road and Linwood Avenue just after 8 a.m. Dec. 11 CPR was conducted on both at the scene before they were rushed to The Valley Hospital. The men "appeared to be overcome by the fumes of a running lawnmower in the trailer," Detective Heather Castronova said at the time.&nb…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Landscaper Overcome By Mower Fumes At Washington Township Condo Complex Dies
UPDATE: A 26-year-old landscaper died after he and a co-worker were overcome by lawnmower carbon monoxide fumes Tuesday morning in a trailer in Washington Township, authorities said. There was no word yet on the second victim's condition. Police found both on the ground, not breathing, at the 17-acre Washington Pond condominium complex off Pascack Road and Linwood Avenue just after 8 a.m. CPR was conducted on both at the scene before they were rushed to The Valley Hospital. Both from West New York, the men "appeared to be overcome by the fumes of a running lawnmower in the trailer," D…
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Man Falls While Cutting Tree At Home In Westport
A man was injured when he fell from a bucket truck and landed on a truck below while cutting a tree in Westport. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. Monday on Bumble Bee Lane, said Lt. Jillian Cabana with the Westport Police. The man, who works for a tree cutting service in Norwalk, was transported to Norwalk Hospital with unknown injuries, police said. OSHA officials have arrived on the scene to assist with the investigation of the accident, Cabana said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Stamford, CT
Schools
Mold Sparks Concerns At School In Stamford
Click here for a related story: Middle School In Westport Will Remain Closed Through June Due To Mold Issue Mold issues continue to plague an elementary school in Stamford. There have been complaints of mold escalation at other schools in Stamford, but it came to a head this week at the Westover Elementary School, during a PTO meeting between parents and school officials. The outbreak continues to spread, although contractors have been called in to kick off cleanup efforts. The issue has become so prevalent that a Board of Education member reportedly said it was an “emergency-type situatio…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Hudson Valley
A 39-year-old man was killed while removing a tree in the Hudson Valley, according to police. John B. Nuzzolo of Newburgh, who was a sub-contractor for Simply Stump Grinding & Tree Removal, was working about 40-feet above the ground around 9:17 a.m. Monday to remove the tree at 29 Maple Road, said Cornwall-on-Hudson police. Nuzzolo then hit a live power line and was electrocuted and killed, police added. Town and village police responded, as well Storm King Fire Department, and Central Hudson Utilities. Power was cut to more than 2,000 residents as power crews worked to clear branche…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Injured Construction Worker Rescued By Firefighters In Fairfield County
A construction worker had to be rescued after shoring gave way and fell on top of the man who was standing below. The incident took place Thursday at 1 Greyrock Place in Stamford when structural shoring being removed gave way, falling on a worker who was positioned below it, said Stamford Fire Capt. Philip Hayes in a statement. Responding units from the Stamford Fire Department and Stamford EMS found the worker in an elevated confined space area of the building which was under construction, Hayes said. Three fire trucks responded to the scene and firefighters stabilized and disentangled th…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Worker Falls 30 Feet From Tree In Mahwah
A utility worker clearing foliage from overheard wires fell 30 feet from a tree Wednesday morning at a Mahwah townhouse complex. The 23-year-old Pennsylania subcontractor for Orange and Rockland utilities was working behind Indian Hollow off Hilltop Road when he fell backward around 8:30 a.m., Police Chief James N. Batelli said. “The worker was conscious but complained of back pain and other injuries,” Batelli said. “He was using a rope harness but had been experiencing some difficulties with the rope and a knot shortly before the fall,” the chief said. The worker was taken to Hackensack …
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Hudson Valley Cosmetics Company Fined Nearly $300K For Fatal Fire
A Hudson Valley cosmetic company is facing almost $300,000 in fines for failing to protect its employees from dangerous chemicals, and other hazards on the day a fire tore through its New Windsor factory, killing one, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Verla International LTD is facing $281,220 in fines following an investigation into the Nov. 20, explosion in which a Newburgh man was killed and another 125 employees and first responders injured. According to a release from OSHA, the company was cited for 11 violations for fall, and compressed air hazards, and f…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
News
Man In Critical Condition After Tappan Construction Accident ID'd
This story has been updated. A 49-year-old man is in critical condition after being crushed in a construction accident in Tappan. The man, identified as Arian Hila of Dumont was working at a construction site at 120 Western Highway when he crushed around 1:45 p.m. Friday when a garbage chute collapsed and landed on top of him near a dumpster, said Orangetown Police Capt. Donald Butterworth. He was rushed to Nyack Hospital for treatment where he is listed in critical condition, Butterworth said. The man works for Atria Consulting who was performing work on the site. Efforts to reach the co…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
News
Man In Critical Condition After Tappan Construction Accident ID'd
This story has been updated. A 49-year-old man is in critical condition after being crushed in a construction accident in Tappan. The man, identified as Arian Hila of Dumont was working at a construction site at 120 Western Highway when he crushed around 1:45 p.m. Friday when a garbage chute collapsed and landed on top of him near a dumpster, said Orangetown Police Capt. Donald Butterworth. He was rushed to Nyack Hospital for treatment where he is listed in critical condition, Butterworth said. The man works for Atria Consulting who was performing work on the site. Efforts to reach the co…
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Danbury Firefighters Rescue Injured Worker From Construction Site
DANBURY, Conn. — Firefighters came to the rescue of a worker who suffered a head injury Thursday morning at a home construction site in Danbury on Candlewood Lake.With the help of a local tree company, firefighters set up a rope system and basket to pull the worker from the basement of the home under construction on Forty Acre Mountain Road, fire department spokesman James Gagliardo said in a statement. A 911 call came in at 9 a.m. Engine Company 24 was dispatched along with City Of Danbury EMS to the scene, Gagliardo said. The accident was due to the malfunction of a boom on a concrete …
