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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
News
Negligent Contractor Ordered To Pay $305,275 Restitution In Death Of Roof Worker In Fair Lawn
UPDATE: A contactor and his firm who'd previously been cited by OSHA for failing to protect employees from falls was formally ordered Thursday to pay $305,275 in restitution to the estate of a roof worker who plunged to his death during a job in Fair Lawn. Trustworthy Roofing and Siding of Newark and its owner, Derico Ferreira, will remain on probation for five years and must follow specific steps as part of a plea deal with the government following the October 2016 tragedy on Vanore Drive, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. The 33-year-old victim fell during the installation of an…
Jersey City, NJ
Obituaries
NJ Worker Crushed By 6,000 Pounds Of Porcelain Was Loving Family Man
The New Jersey construction worker who was killed after being crushed by three tons of porcelain last week is being remembered as a loving family man. Walter Sanchez was taken to a local hospital in cardiac arrest and later died following the Sept. 20 incident at Porcelain Source on Harrison Avenue in Kearny, an OSHA representative confirmed. Sanchez’s daughter, Nicole, describes her father in a GoFundMe as “such a noble, caring, strong, loving man.” “No words could ever take away the pain we are all going through but remember him as the man he was who will live in our hearts forever…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Worker Electrocuted In Jersey City
A worker was electrocuted Wednesday morning in Jersey City, officials confirmed. The 29-year-old man was operating a lift machine that struck a power line at 20 St. Pauls Ave., City Spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. He suffered injuries to his hands and toes and was taken to a local hospital. The incident was reported around 9 a.m. OSHA was notified and will be investigating, Wallace-Scalcione said. The contractor provided proof of permits for construction, but was issued a summons for sidewalk closure without a permit and a summons for no signage for the sidewalk closure.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Worker Crushed By 6,000 Pounds Of Porcelain Dies, Authorities Say
A construction worker in North Jersey was killed after apparently being crushed by 6,000 pounds of porcelain that fell on him Monday, police said. The incident on Harrison Avenue was being investigated by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The incident occurred at Porcelain Source, headquartered in Kearny, an OSHA representative told Daily Voice. Subsequent reports said the victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital and in cardiac arrest. Roseland Mayor James Spango on Tuesday announced the unidentified worker had died. "The Borough of Roseland, NJ would li…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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 …
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Workers Critically Injured In Fort Lee Makeshift Scaffold Accident
Two workers trying to put siding on a Fort Lee home were critically injured when one fell from a makeshift scaffold onto the other, authorities said. The victims – both 65 years old from New York -- were taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition after Tuesday morning’s mishap on tiny Ann Street, Fort Lee Police Capt. Edward Young said. One was in traumatic arrest, responders at the scene of the 9:44 a.m. accident said. “It appears that one victim fell from a makeshift scaffold comprised of extendable ladders and wooden planks,” Young said. “That victim landed on …
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
News
Tree Worker, 28, From Passaic County Killed In Oakland Mishap
A 28-year-old tree worker was killed in Oakland on Tuesday when he was struck in the head by a wood chipper, authorities said. Members of the Oakland First Aid Squad and a paramedic unit from the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood joined police at the scene on Stony Point Road off Route 202 around 9:45 a.m., police Lt. Christian Eldridge said. A medical chopper was called for but then cancelled. The unconscious Pompton Lakes victim was later pronounced dead at the hospital, Eldridge said. Oakland police were investigating along with OSHA, the lieutenant said.
Paterson, NJ
News
Trucker Killed In Clifton Industrial Accident
A truck driver was killed when a load of pipe fell on him Thursday morning at an electrical construction company warehouse in Clifton, responders said. The mishap occurred at Thea Enterprises on Allwood Road shortly before 8 a.m., they said. Colleagues and responders conducted CPR after the out-of-state delivery driver was pulled out from under the load, which had fallen off a flatbed trailer, responders said. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital, they said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes was expected to release further information sometime Thursday. Clifton police …
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Mahwah Pool Filter Explosion Seriously Injures Worker From Hawthorne
UPDATE: A 32-year-old pool service worker from Hawthorne suffered a severe injury when a backyard filter exploded Wednesday afternoon in Mahwah, responders said. The victim was brought to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson with serious injuries after the 2:15 p.m. mishap on Eileen Drive near Darlington County Park, township Police Lt. Michael Blondin said. He was conscious but not alert with a traumatic head injury, responders said, adding that police escorted the ALS unit to the hospital. The pool company worker "suffered a serious head injury as a result of some type of ma…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Worker Escapes Excavator Mishap In Hackensack
A worker crawled out after an excavator tipped over at a Hackensack demolition site Friday afternoon. The 26-year-old Haledon man refused medical treatment after the mishap around 4:30 p.m. at 11 Passaic Street off River Street, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. "He only had minor scratches," the captain said. City police and firefighters responded, along with a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit, which removed the fuel from the machine, and city building inspector. OSHA was notified. OopsieHACKENSACK FD
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
News
Osha
: Newark Contractor Admits Guilt In Death Of Worker Who Fell From Fair Lawn Roof
A contactor that had previously been cited by OSHA for failing to protect its employees from falls admitted its role in the death of a worker who plunged from a roof during a job in Fair Lawn, federal authorities said. Trustworthy Roofing and Siding of Newark, through its owner, pleaded guilty Thursday before a magistrate judge to “willfully violating OSHA standards by failing to provide fall protection to employees engaged in the construction of a residential home,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. By doing so, he admitted, the company “caused the death of an employee,” she said…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Worker Falls 50 Feet From Hackensack Apartment Building Project
A worker survived a fall of nearly five stories from an apartment building under construction in Hackensack on Wednesday, authorities said. The 45-year-old framer from Newark was intubated in critical but stable condition at Hackensack University Hospital following the mishap on Kinderkamack Road near westbound Route 4 shortly before 1 p.m., they said. The victim “misstepped and fell approximately 50 feet onto a concrete slab,” Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. “He was conscious but bleeding from his head and appeared to have injuries throughout his body,” DeWitt said. City police, fir…
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