Newark, NJ
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Feds: Essex OSHA Inspector, Brother Caught On Wire Shaking Down Hudson Job Site Contractor Feds: Essex OSHA Inspector, Brother Caught On Wire Shaking Down Hudson Job Site Contractor
Feds: Essex Osha Inspector, Brother Caught On Wire Shaking Down Hudson Job Site Contractor An OSHA officer from Bloomfield and his brother conspired to extort a general contractor at a North Bergen work site, said federal authorities who tapped one of their meetings. Assigned to investigate the alleged misuse of an extension ladder, Alvaro Idrovo, 44, told the contractor he was violating OSHA regulations for not having the necessary safety training certificates for his workers to be on ladders, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Idrovo told the owner he’d be “subject to exorbitant fines and possible arrest” if he didn’t obtain the certificates, which he said were available throu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Struck By Backhoe In Midland Park Construction Worker Struck By Backhoe In Midland Park
Construction Worker Struck By Backhoe In Midland Park A construction worker was hospitalized after being struck Wednesday afternoon by a backhoe in Midland Park. The Kemsco Construction and Equipment Company (Newark) worker was injured shortly before 4:30 p.m. behind the Midland Park Shopping Center on Godwin Avenue. Members of the Midland Park Ambulance Corps tended to the worker and took him to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. There was no immediate word on the extent of the injury. OSHA was notified. Midland Park and Wyckoff police also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Worker From Fairview Falls 25 Feet Off Glen Rock Roof Worker From Fairview Falls 25 Feet Off Glen Rock Roof
Worker From Fairview Falls 25 Feet Off Glen Rock Roof A worker survived a 25-foot fall from the roof of a Glen Rock home on Thursday, authorities said. The Glen Rock Ambulance Corps took the 37-year-old Fairview man to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson following the 8:50 a.m. mishap on Pinelynn Road, Lt. Frank Riggio said. His injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, Riggio said. OSHA was notified. ****** ALSO SEE: Two PSE&G workers were burned Thursday – one seriously – when they struck a gas line that ignited on a Teaneck street, authorities said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/teaneck/police-fire/pseg-workers-burn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Mechanic, 29, Fatally Crushed By SUV That Fell Off Lift In Jersey City Mechanic, 29, Fatally Crushed By SUV That Fell Off Lift In Jersey City
Mechanic, 29, Fatally Crushed By SUV That Fell Off Lift In Jersey City An SUV that fell off the jacks killed the man repairing it in Jersey City, officials said. The 29-year-old was repairing a Toyota SUV when it fell and landed on his chest around 10:40 Sunday night, Jersey City police spokeswoman Kim Wallace-Scalcione said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident occurred at 1046 Garfield Ave., Scalcione said. OSHA was notified.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Digger, 59, Freed After Grave Collapses At Lyndhurst Cemetery Digger, 59, Freed After Grave Collapses At Lyndhurst Cemetery
Digger, 59, Freed After Grave Collapses At Lyndhurst Cemetery A grave digger was pinned up to his knees when a plot at a Lyndhurst cemetery collapsed on him Tuesday afternoon. Lyndhurst firefighters freed the 59-year-old Hillside Cemetery worker folowing the 3:40 p.m. incident, Acting Police Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center after he complained of back and chest pain.  Members of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team also responded, along with Lyndhurst police. Local authorities were notifying OSHA. ****** ALSO SEE: A 21-year-old All…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Edgewater Pays $3 Million In Settlement With Woman Who Fell From Yacht, Report Says Edgewater Pays $3 Million In Settlement With Woman Who Fell From Yacht, Report Says
Edgewater Pays $3 Million In Settlement With Woman Who Fell From Yacht, Report Says The borough of Edgewater is paying $3 million of a settlement with a woman who suffered a brain injury in a fall from a yacht, a published report says. Jennifer Brashears, 48, was exiting a 50-foot yacht that had been lifted from the water by a hoist at the Edgewater Marina  in July 2014 when she fell 10 feet from a platform, hitting her head, according to court papers. Brashears suffered a bleed in her brain and needed surgery that included removing a third of her skull to prevent fatal swelling and another operation to address an infection, the New Jersey Law Journal reported. This …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Retired Hackensack, Saddle Brook, Newark Firefighter Seriously Injured In Accident UPDATE: Retired Hackensack, Saddle Brook, Newark Firefighter Seriously Injured In Accident
Update: Retired Hackensack, Saddle Brook, Newark Firefighter Seriously Injured In Accident A retired Newark deputy fire chief who was also a firefighter in Hackensack and Saddle Brook was seriously injured in a construction accident behind Franklin Lakes police headquarters Wednesday morning, authorities said. James Weiss, 59, was in emergency surgery at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after he was struck in the head by a large sheet of metal at the Bender Court construction site just after 8:30 a.m., authorities said. Weiss, who works for Altona Metal Works of Little Ferry, was transported by AirMed One, which landed nearby, Capt. John Bakelaar said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
OSHA: Washington Township Contractor Finally Pays $442,000 For Violations At Edgewater Site OSHA: Washington Township Contractor Finally Pays $442,000 For Violations At Edgewater Site
Osha: Washington Township Contractor Finally Pays $442,000 For Violations At Edgewater Site A Washington Township contractor and his company finally paid up $442,000 after OSHA spent years trying to collect penalties for workplace safety violations at an Edgewater high-rise construction site, federal authorities announced Tuesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia this summer found Altor Inc. and its president, Vasilios Saites, in contempt for failing to pay $412,000 in penalties. Following the ruling, they agreed to pay the full amount plus $30,000 in accrued post-judgment interest, the U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday. The payment ends lengthy…

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by Jerry DeMarco
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Worker From Hunterdon, 37, Killed In Crash At American Dream Mall UPDATE: Worker From Hunterdon, 37, Killed In Crash At American Dream Mall
Update: Worker From Hunterdon, 37, Killed In Crash At American Dream Mall A worker from Hunterdon County who was hospitalized after a collision at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford on Wednesday died of his injuries. Eric Papenfuhs, 37, of Hampton, was brought to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after a Bobcat utility vehicle that he was operating crashed into the back of a flatbed truck around 2:15 p.m., authorities said. Papenfuhs was working for Sentinel Systems of Hewitt, they said. The UTV he was operating is similar to a golf cart, a source told Daily Voice. Once known as Xanadu and long co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Worker, 37, Killed In Crash At American Dream Mall UPDATE: Worker, 37, Killed In Crash At American Dream Mall
Update: Worker, 37, Killed In Crash At American Dream Mall A worker hospitalized after a collision at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford on Wednesday has died, authorities said. Eric Papenfuhs, 37, of the Hunterdon County town of Hampton, was brought to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after a Bobcat utility vehicle he was operating crashed into the back of a flatbed around 2:15 p.m., they said. Papenfuhs was working for Sentinel Systems of Hewitt. Once known as Xanadu and long considered a white elephant, the $5 billion “mega mall” is scheduled to officially open on Oct. 25. OSHA…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Workers Burned In Explosion At Carlstadt Cosmetics Plant Workers Burned In Explosion At Carlstadt Cosmetics Plant
Workers Burned In Explosion At Carlstadt Cosmetics Plant A mixture at a Carlstadt cosmetics plant exploded Tuesday, seriously injuring a worker, authorities said. The 58-year-old employee was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston after she was burned in the explosion at JCS Global Distribution around 1 p.m., Detective Sgt. John Cleary said. The victim had been mixing cosmetic products in a 55-gallon barrel at the Barrell Avenue plant when the mixture exploded, Cleary said. "No other workers were in the immediate area when the explosion occurred," the sergeant said, "but the building was evacuated as a precaution." OSHA was notified…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Tenafly Firefighters Free Worker In Home Construction Site Fall Tenafly Firefighters Free Worker In Home Construction Site Fall
Tenafly Firefighters Free Worker In Home Construction Site Fall A 55-year-old worker was hospitalized in a 10-foot fall Thursday morning at a Tenafly home construction site. Firefighters got the Newark worker out after he fell into the basement area of a new foundation, with no way out, at the Buckingham Road site just before 9 a.m., police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. The Tenafly Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to Hackensack University Medical Center with head and shoulder injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, Moncada said. OSHA was notified.

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by Jerry DeMarco