Worker Identified After 50-Foot Fall From Steelers' Acrisure Stadium Scoreboard; $62K+ Raised
The worker who fell nearly 50 feet from the main scoreboard at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday night, Oct. 25, has been identified as Keith Keller, who remains in critical condition, officials and loved ones announced on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Emergency crews rushed to Acrisure Stadium around 10 p.m. after Keller, who had been installing production equipment, fell from the scoreboard onto a mid-level catwalk, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.
Firefighters and medics reached Keller using a rope system, stabilized him, and lowered him to the ground in a Stokes basket, authorities said in a relea…
US Marshals Arrest Lakehurst DWI Driver In Deadly Crash, 2 Tried Lying To Help Him Hide: Cops
A man with a long criminal record has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a construction worker in Toms River — and two women are accused of lying to protect him, authorities said.
Douglas Smith, 51, is accused of hitting Allen Adams, 50, of Lumberton, while Adams was working in a construction zone on Lakewood Road around 1 a.m. on July 31, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
Adams, who was operating machinery with flashing amber warning lights, was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by Smith, prosecutors said. He was taken to Community Medical Center in T…
Bensalem Stonemason Worker Killed In Tragic Accident, Leaves Behind Fiancée, 3 Children
A Pennsylvania family is mourning the heartbreaking loss of Robert C. Lauyer Jr., a proud union stonemason who was killed in a tragic construction site accident in Bensalem on Tuesday, June 24, according to his obituary from Joseph Levine & Sons Funeral Home and a GoFundMe launched to help his family.
Rob, 38, of Feasterville, was a devoted father and fiancé who loved spending time at home with his partner, Stephanie Lee Smith, and their three children: Brookelyn, Bosston, and Russell. He was a member of the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1 PA/DE and took great pride in his …
Roofer Dies, Second Critical In Fall From Maywood Job Site, Police Say
A roofer died and another was critically injured after falling from a roof in Bergen County Wednesday evening, April 23, officials said.
The incident happened Wednesday evening, April 23, in the 600 block of Maywood Avenue in Maywood, according to Chief Terence R. Kenny of the Maywood Police Department.
Police received the 911 call around 6 p.m., Kenny said in an update Thursday morning.
“A roofing company was working at the location when two workers fell from the roof,” Kenny said. “One of the individuals sustained critical injuries, while a second worker suffered a head injury.”
Pa…
Girl's Death In 'Completely Avoidable' Wall Collapse Leads To Jail For Valley Stream Contractor
The owner of a Long Island construction company will spend months in jail after a stone wall he built collapsed, killing a 5-year-old girl.
Nadeem Anwar, age 48, of Valley Stream, was sentenced to six months behind bars and five years of probation in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the death of Alysson Pinto-Chaumana.
According to prosecutors, the young girl was with her mother visiting a friend’s home in Bushwick, Brooklyn, on Aug. 29, 2019, when a granite wall made of several stone pillars and a horizontal stone plate toppled onto her. The child suffered severe head trau…
'Completely Preventable': LI Construction Company Owner Convicted For 5-Year-Old's Death
A Long Island construction company owner was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and more after a wall he built in New York City fell, killing a 5-year-old girl.
Nadeem Anwar, age 48 of Valley Stream, and his company – City Wide Construction and Renovations, Inc. – were convicted on Tuesday, May 14, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced.
The conviction comes five years after Alysson Pinto-Chaumana, age 5, was killed in front of her mother when a wall fell on her in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
In September 2018, the Brooklyn DA said Anwar, as a licensed contractor, was hired …
