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Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Construction Collapse Injures 3 In Newark
Three people were injured at a construction site in Newark when a frame they were erecting fell, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said on the morning of Thursday, April 20. The collapse occurred on the 400 block of 4th Avenue, Fragé said. The construction workers suffered minor injuries and received medical attention from EMS at the scene, Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation, Fragé said.
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Two Workers Dead In JFK Construction Accident (
Developing
)
Two workers were killed after becoming trapped under rubble at JFK International Airport on Monday, April 3, authorities tell Daily Voice. The workers became trapped around 11:10 a.m., while relocating utility lines at an energy plant near the airport for its redevelopment project, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. A stop order for all construction at JFK has been issued. The Port Authority is conducting the investigation. Photos from Fox5 show equipment surrounding what appears to be a trench. Flight operations at the airport were not affected. …
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Crane Collapses At Chelsea Construction Site, Narrowly Avoiding Disaster
A construction crane collapsed for unknown reasons, creating an incident that could have easily been dangerous, officials say. The crane operator safely extricated himself from the piece of equipment after it collapsed at approximately 7:25 a.m. on Tuesday, March 21, according to the Chelsea Police Department. Chelsea Crane accident Sixth St. next to Commuter Rail pic.twitter.com/Y76hpW1gp0 — @paulkoolloian (@paulkoolloian1) March 21, 2023 No injuries were reported and the crane operator declined any medical attention. The construction zone, located at 25 6th Street in Chelsea, is …
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Worker Feared Dead In Sea Isle City Balcony Collapse: Reports
UPDATE: Philadelphia Worker ID'd As Victim Killed In Sea Isle City Balcony Collapse A 43-year-old construction worker from Philadelphia has been identified as the victim crushed to death by a balcony that collapsed at a Sea Isle City high-rise Friday, Feb. 24, authorities said. The victim's body was pinned under the 30-foot concrete slab for several hours before responders could cut through approximately 12 inches of reinforced concrete, police said. The side of the building was deemed unsafe and authorities began evacuating residents. Click here for the updated story.
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Construction Workers Injured After 25-Foot Fall In Marlborough: Fire Department
Two construction workers were hospitalized after falling about 25 feet off scaffolding near the Marlborough Public Library, fire officials confirm to Daily Voice. Firefighters got a call reporting the fall around 8:25 a.m. on Friday Feb. 10, Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Emanuelson told Daily Voice. Upon arrival, crews transported two male workers to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Emanuelson said. Both had significant but not life-threatening injuries. The incident is under investigation by Marlborough Police and OSHA officials.
Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Falls 40 Feet From Stratford Bridge, Lands On Construction Barge
A woman who was working on a Fairfield County bridge was seriously injured when she fell through a hole and landed 40 feet below on a construction barge. The incident took place in Stratford around 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the Devon Bridge, said Robert Daniel, assistant chief/fire marshal for the Stratford Fire Department. Stratford Fire Rescue, along with Marine 233, responded to the scene. Using Marine 233 moored alongside the barge, firefighters and Stratford EMS treated and stabilized the 55-year-old woman before using a rope rescue system to extricate the victim…
Allentown, PA
News
Allentown Trench Rescue: What We Know
Crews spent hours rescuing a construction worker who became trapped in a trench in Allentown Wednesday, Jan. 11. Two men were digging in the backyard of a home at 15th and Gordon streets when the trench caved in around 2 p.m., officials said. While one worker was able to climb out, another was buried five feet deep — around his neck or past it — underground, city officials said. As of 6:20 p.m., the Scranton and Bucks County technical rescue teams were on scene and he was nearly out. 6:19 p.m. update: Scranton Technical Rescue Team is on the scene. Bucks County Technical Rescue is al…
Paterson, NJ
News
Miraculous
Rescue
: Construction Worker Impaled At Paterson Construction Site Dangles In Air
A construction worker’s life literally hung in the balance after he fell through an upper-floor opening at a Paterson construction site and was impaled by a length of rebar. City firefighters needed a truck with a 75-foot ladder to get to the 7th floor and then free the 43-year-old worker from two steel reinforcing rods on Saturday, Dec. 10, responders said. The rods went through his chest and hip, miraculously missing vital organs and leaving him suspended in the air, they said. The worker was conscious and alert as his rescuers carefully lowered him to the ground from the seventh floor …
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
NJ Man Killed In Construction Accident At Hindu Temple Accused Of Human Trafficking
A 57-year-old man killed last week in a construction accident at a Hindu temple in South Jersey had been accused of human trafficking, police said. The unidentified man was found unresponsive when police arrived at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple on North Main Street in Robbinsville around 3:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, authorities said. The Hillside resident was pronounced dead at the scene, located behind the temple where curbing was being installed, according to police. Further details were not immediately released. The FBI raided the temple in May 2021, around the time a law…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
News
Lodi
Fatal
: Electrician From Hudson County Falls To His Death At Construction Site
An electrician fell 40 feet to his death at a Lodi construction site. The 43-year-old outside contractor from Guttenberg was in cardiac arrest while being transported to Hackensack University Medical Center with a head injury following the 11:40 a.m. mishap Friday, Sept. 9, on Industrial Road. Fellow workers had done their best to tend to him before responders arrived, Lodi Police Sgt. Dominic Miller said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, Miller said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification responded to collect evidence and OSHA was notified, he said.
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Breaking
: Man Dead After Industrial Accident In Caryle Area Of Alexandria
An Alexandria man died on Tuesday, August 30, after an industrial accident, Alxnow.com reported. At around 4:15 p.m., there was a heavy police presence in the 2100 block of Mill Road, to investigate a fatal incident, according to the Alexandria Police Department. The construction accident occurred near the Carlyle Mill Apartments and Eisenhower Avenue Metro station, but no further details were released, Alxnow.com said. Click here for the full story from Alxnow.com. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Crane Crashes Into Building At Boston Construction Site
The Boston Fire Department said a crane tipped over at a construction site in Dorchester Tuesday morning. Fire crews rushed to the intersection of Crescent Avenue and Dorchester Avenue just after 10 a.m. when the crane fell onto the building. No one was injured, the fire department said. It's unclear what construction crews are building there or how much the tip-over will set the project back.
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