Newark, NJ
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LAWSUIT: Family Of Newark Airport Worker Killed By Propeller Sues Airline, Port Authority LAWSUIT: Family Of Newark Airport Worker Killed By Propeller Sues Airline, Port Authority
Lawsuit: Family Of Newark Airport Worker Killed By Propeller Sues Airline, Port Authority The family of a Newark Liberty Airport worker who was struck by an airplane propeller and killed has filed a lawsuit saying an absentee spotter and failed safety provisions are to blame for her death. Jacqueline Mkalama, 53, of Orange, was walking on the tarmac at Gate 25 in Terminal A when she was struck in the head by the spinning propeller of a Bombardier DHC-8202, on Sept. 2, 2017, according to the suit filed last month. The airport's operator, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, “failed to provide a safe place and means to perform the work, reads the suit, filed by the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Tree Worker Fatally Struck By Branch In Morris Township UPDATE: Tree Worker Fatally Struck By Branch In Morris Township
Update: Tree Worker Fatally Struck By Branch In Morris Township A man working on Isaias storm cleanup in Morris Township was struck and killed by a branch that fell in a wooded area, authorities said. Jody Terwilliger, 58, of Shohola, Pennsylvania was struck by the branch near Craig Road and Sussex Avenue around 9:10 a.m. Thursday, NorthJersey.com reports. EMS crews performed CPR on Terwilliger before transporting him to Morristown Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, authorities said in the report. Terwilliger was an employee at Nelson Tree Service, the report said. His death was determined to be accidental.

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by Valerie Musson
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Worker Suffers Injuries After Falling 25 Feet Into Foundation At Long Island Construction Site Worker Suffers Injuries After Falling 25 Feet Into Foundation At Long Island Construction Site
Worker Suffers Injuries After Falling 25 Feet Into Foundation At Long Island Construction Site A construction worker was rescued after falling about 25 feet into a large foundation at a Long Island construction site. It happened around 11:15 a.m. on Monday, July 6 in Glen Head at 162 Linden Lane. Old Brookville Police officers responded to an incident where the worker, age 67, fell approximately 25 feet into a large foundation pit at a construction site, Nassau County Police said. The Emergency Services Unit rescue team performed an extrication by utilizing a mechanical hauling system with ropes and a stokes basket, police said. The worker was packaged into the stokes basket and h…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Worker Rescued After Falling 25 Feet Into Pit At Long Island Construction Site Worker Rescued After Falling 25 Feet Into Pit At Long Island Construction Site
Worker Rescued After Falling 25 Feet Into Pit At Long Island Construction Site A worker was pulled to safety after falling about 25 feet into a large foundation pit at a Long Island construction site. It happened around 10:15 a.m. on Friday, May 8 in Searingtown at 60 Shelter Rock Road, Nassau County Police said. The Emergency Services Unit rescue team performed the extrication by utilizing a mechanical hauling system with ropes and a stokes basket.  The 36-year-old worker was packaged into the stokes basket and hauled up the 25 feet safely in stable condition.  He was then transported to a local hospital for medical treatment of a head injury an…

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by Joe Lombardi
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Teenager Critical After Fall At South Brunswick Warehouse Teenager Critical After Fall At South Brunswick Warehouse
Teenager Critical After Fall At South Brunswick Warehouse A 19-year-old man remains in critical condition after he fell while working in a warehouse, police said. The teen was working in the warehouse assembling shelving when he fell 15 feet about 3 p.m. on Saturday, according to South Brunswick police. Police did not disclose the teenager's name or the company he was working for,  Paramedics with Monmouth Junction First Aid Squad took the teen to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Federal officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating the workplace accident. The teenager remained in critica…

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by Jon Craig
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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$2M Settlement Reached After 21-Year-Old Construction Worker's Fatal Fall From Castle Forklift $2M Settlement Reached After 21-Year-Old Construction Worker's Fatal Fall From Castle Forklift
$2M Settlement Reached After 21-Year-Old Construction Worker's Fatal Fall From Castle Forklift A $2 million settlement has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 21-year-old construction worker who fell to his death from a forklift in Morris County in 2016. The forks fell off a forklift as it was lowering Michael Montero of Elizabeth, who was on-site of the Legacy Castle in Pequannock, the Occupational Safety Health Administration and his family said. Montero, formerly of Belleville and Pompton Plains, fell 20 feet to his death and was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to Clark Law Firm, representing Montero's family. Th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Falling Off Roof In Area Man Dies After Falling Off Roof In Area
Man Dies After Falling Off Roof In Area A man is dead after he fell through a roof he was repairing in the area and onto a truck below, police said. Police officers in Orange County from the Town of Wallkill Police Department responded to an EMS call after the man fell through a roof on Main Street, investigators said. Upon arrival, first responders found the man - a Middletown resident whose name has not yet been released - on the garage floor with “serious” injuries, police said. The investigation into the incident found that the man was repairing the roof of the building when he fell through, striking the truck below him. He…

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by Zak Failla
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Mechanic Gets Pinned Under Bus In Jersey City Mechanic Gets Pinned Under Bus In Jersey City
Mechanic Gets Pinned Under Bus In Jersey City A 39-year-old mechanic was rushed to the hospital Thursday after he was pinned beneath a bus he was working on in Jersey City, a city spokeswoman said.  The mechanic was working at a yard at 532 Johnston Ave. around 4:30 p.m. when the stationary bus apparently became unstable and rolled backwards.  Personnel from the police Emergency Services Unit and the Jersey City Fire Department propped the bus up to free the man, who was taken to Jersey City Medical Center.  Information on his condition was not immediately available Friday. 

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by Paul Milo
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Worker Killed After Being Struck By 18-Wheel Truck Long Island Worker Killed After Being Struck By 18-Wheel Truck
Long Island Worker Killed After Being Struck By 18-Wheel Truck A 39-year-old paving-crew worker was killed after being accidentally struck by an asphalt truck on Long Island. It happened on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 10:15 a.m. in Freeport, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, the male victim, Charles Grange Jr. of Massapequa, who was part of the road-paving crew working in the vicinity of Guy Lombardo Avenue and Grant Street, was accidentally struck by an accompanying 18-wheel asphalt truck, causing him to suffer fatal injuries.  Grange was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into this accident is ongoing.

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by Joe Lombardi
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Hackettstown Livestock Auction Worker Seriously Injured After Being Charged By 1,200 Pound Cow Hackettstown Livestock Auction Worker Seriously Injured After Being Charged By 1,200 Pound Cow
Hackettstown Livestock Auction Worker Seriously Injured After Being Charged By 1,200 Pound Cow An 18-year-old livestock auction employee was hospitalized with serious injuries after a 1,200-pound cow charged at him in Hackettstown, authorities said. The man was attempting to put the cow into a stall at the Livestock Auction Market on West Stiger Street when the animal charged at him, knocking him into a gate and down a concrete ramp around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Hackettstown police said. The man, who was conscious and alert when police arrived, suffered head and facial injuries and was taken to Morristown Medical Center by Hackettstown Rescue Squad. Saint Clare’s Paramedics assisted at th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Forklift Crushes Long Valley Worker's Leg Forklift Crushes Long Valley Worker's Leg
Forklift Crushes Long Valley Worker's Leg A 25-year-old man was taken to the hospital after being crushed by a forklift in Long Valley Wednesday morning, authorities said. The man was working behind the UPS Store on Schooleys Mountain Road when his leg and foot were run over just before 10 a.m., Washington Township Police Lt. Douglas Compton said. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment, Compton said. Further details were not released as of 11:30 a.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Dies From Injuries Suffered After Falling From Scaffold In Freeport Teen Dies From Injuries Suffered After Falling From Scaffold In Freeport
Teen Dies From Injuries Suffered After Falling From Scaffold In Freeport A teenage construction worker has died after falling 25 feet from a makeshift scaffolding at a construction site on Long Island. The incident occurred at a new home under construction on South Bayview Avenue in Freeport just before 2 p.m. Monday, July 1. The teen, 18, has been identified as Alberto Mejia-Montoya of Hempstead, Nassau County Police said on Tuesday, July 2. According to detectives, officers were called to the construction site for a report of two injured workers.  While working at the site, both men were standing on a scaffold that broke, Nassau County Police …

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by Joe Lombardi