Massapequa, NY
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Woman's Arm Becomes Impaled In Industrial Machine At Long Island Business Woman's Arm Becomes Impaled In Industrial Machine At Long Island Business Woman's Arm Becomes Impaled In Industrial Machine At Long Island Business
Woman's Arm Becomes Impaled In Industrial Machine At Long Island Business A Long Island woman suffered serious injuries when her arm became impaled in an industrial machine at an area business. The incident took place in Oceanside around 4:40 p.m., Tuesday, April 5 at My Dad's Cookies, located at 3079 New St. When police and EMS arrived on the scene they found the 48-year-old woman's right arm impaled and lodged in a piece of industrial machinery, Nassau County Police said. Rescuers disassembled the machinery and extricated the woman’s arm which suffered a severe laceration, police said.  A Nassau County ambulance and medic continued medical…

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by Kathy Reakes
Rutherford, NJ
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Pre-Dawn Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished In East Rutherford Pre-Dawn Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished In East Rutherford Pre-Dawn Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished In East Rutherford
Pre-Dawn Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished In East Rutherford A Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit was summoned to an overnight fire at a chemical plant in East Rutherford. The blaze at Diamond Chemical Company on Dubois Street at Union Avenue just off northbound Route 17 ignited shortly after 3:30 a.m. Firefighters had the main body knocked down within minutes. Officials declared it under control less than an hour later. No injuries were reported. It was the third incident in less than three years at Diamond Chemical, which manufactures cleaning and sanitizing products for various industrial and institutional uses -- including laundry, hous…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newburgh, NY
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Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley
Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley A 36-year-old construction worker was killed in an industrial accident while working at a strip mall in the aea The incident happened in Orange County around 3:15 p.m., Thursday, March 17 in the  Town of Newburgh. Police responded to 1431 Route 300 at the Marshalls Plaza for a report of a man injured in an industrial accident. When officers arrived on the scene they found Lungo Oleg, of Brooklyn, dead, pinned in a knuckle boom that was being used to offload steel beams from a truck, said Lt. Peter G. Talarico, of the Town of Newburgh Police.  Oleg was operati…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
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26-Year-Old Airlifted After Fall From Conveyor Belt In Melville 26-Year-Old Airlifted After Fall From Conveyor Belt In Melville 26-Year-Old Airlifted After Fall From Conveyor Belt In Melville
26-Year-Old Airlifted After Fall From Conveyor Belt In Melville Police are investigating an industrial accident that seriously injured a Long Island man. Nassau County resident, Timothy Baumann, age 26, of Merrick, injured his arm after falling off a conveyor belt at Rason Asphalt, located at 136 Spagnoli Road, in Melville, at 8 a.m., Friday, March 11. Baumann was airlifted by helicopter to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow for treatment of serious injuries, said the Suffolk County Police. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified and is investigating. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Man Hospitalized After Being Pinned Under Forklift In MontCo: Officials Man Hospitalized After Being Pinned Under Forklift In MontCo: Officials Man Hospitalized After Being Pinned Under Forklift In MontCo: Officials
Man Hospitalized After Being Pinned Under Forklift In MontCo: Officials A man was injured in an industrial accident in Montgomery County on Monday, March 7, sources confirmed.  First responders were called to the 600 block of North Lewis Road in Limerick Township for a technical rescue just before 2:25 p.m., said Montgomery County Public Affairs Coordinator Todd Stieritz. A man was pinned underneath a forklift and had to be rescued by firefighters, he said. He was then taken by ambulance to an area hospital, Stieritz said. Officials were unable to confirm whether the victim worked for a manufacturing company with an address on that street. Fur…

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by Nicole Acosta
Edison, NJ
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Forklift Accident Reported In Central Jersey: Developing Forklift Accident Reported In Central Jersey: Developing Forklift Accident Reported In Central Jersey: Developing
Forklift Accident Reported In Central Jersey: Developing There was an industrial accident involving a forklift in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The accident occurred shortly before noon on Monday, Feb. 7 at Northeastern Building Supply at 255 Gatzmer Ave. in Jamesburg, initial reports said.  An unconfirmed report called it "a crushing injury caused by a forklift." Jamesburg police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Man Airlifted After Being Pulled Into Industrial Machinery In Warren County: State Police Man Airlifted After Being Pulled Into Industrial Machinery In Warren County: State Police Man Airlifted After Being Pulled Into Industrial Machinery In Warren County: State Police
Man Airlifted After Being Pulled Into Industrial Machinery In Warren County: State Police A medical helicopter was called to the scene after a 63-year-old man was pulled into industrial machinery in Warren County Tuesday afternoon, state police said. Ellsworth Harris, of Oakridge, was found bleeding from his head after becoming caught in a lathe machine on Dark Moon Rd. in Frelinghuysen around 3:20 p.m., NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota told DailyVoice.com. Harris was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, Slota said. The investigation was ongoing, and additional details were not released.

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by Valerie Musson
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Moonachie Industrial Accident Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Moonachie Industrial Accident Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Moonachie Industrial Accident
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 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
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Man's Toes Crushed During Accident At Fairfield County Recycling Plant Man's Toes Crushed During Accident At Fairfield County Recycling Plant Man's Toes Crushed During Accident At Fairfield County Recycling Plant
Man's Toes Crushed During Accident At Fairfield County Recycling Plant A 52-year-old man had his toes crushed during an industrial accident in Connecticut. The incident took place around 1:340 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 18, in Fairfield County at a scrap metal recycling plant at 266 Knowlton St., in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management. According to Appleby, the injury occurred when a steel box was lowered to the ground, causing a crushing injury to the toes of the man's left foot   He was treated on scene by Bridgeport Fire Units and transported by AMR.   It appears this was not the forklift itself that caused the …

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by Kathy Reakes
Edison, NJ
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Maintenance Worker Killed In NJ Industrial Accident Survived By 'Pride & Joy' Toddler Son Maintenance Worker Killed In NJ Industrial Accident Survived By 'Pride & Joy' Toddler Son Maintenance Worker Killed In NJ Industrial Accident Survived By 'Pride & Joy' Toddler Son
Maintenance Worker Killed In NJ Industrial Accident Survived By 'Pride & Joy' Toddler Son A 23-year-old maintenance worker killed over the weekend in an industrial accident over the weekend is being remembered as a hard-working dad who would've done anything to put a smile on his little boy's face. Samuel Toatley Jr., of Ewing, was operating a machine at nuLoom warehouse (Rugs USA) became pinned between a cleaning machine and section of shelving around 3 a.m. at the Prospect Plains Road facility, police said Wednesday. Affectionately known as "Loco," Toatley worked for Complete Care Maintenance, a company that cleaned the facility once a week, and was pronounced dead at the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Edison, NJ
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Maintenance Worker Killed In NJ Industrial Accident Survived By 'Pride & Joy' Toddler Son Maintenance Worker Killed In NJ Industrial Accident Survived By 'Pride & Joy' Toddler Son Maintenance Worker Killed In NJ Industrial Accident Survived By 'Pride & Joy' Toddler Son
Maintenance Worker Killed In NJ Industrial Accident Survived By 'Pride & Joy' Toddler Son A 23-year-old maintenance worker killed over the weekend in an industrial accident over the weekend is being remembered as a hard-working dad who would've done anything to put a smile on his little boy's face. Samuel Toatley Jr., of Ewing, was operating a machine at nuLoom warehouse (Rugs USA) became pinned between a cleaning machine and section of shelving around 3 a.m. at the Prospect Plains Road facility, police said Wednesday. Affectionately known as "Loco," Toatley worked for Complete Care Maintenance, a company that cleaned the facility once a week, and was pronounced dead at the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
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Worker Injured After Being Trapped Between Two Industrial Lifts On Long Island Worker Injured After Being Trapped Between Two Industrial Lifts On Long Island Worker Injured After Being Trapped Between Two Industrial Lifts On Long Island
Worker Injured After Being Trapped Between Two Industrial Lifts On Long Island An industrial worker suffered serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries after becoming trapped between two lifts on Long Island. The incident took place around 11:15 a.m., Monday, Dec. 14, when a 55-year-old man was loading industrial lifts on to a flatbed truck in the parking lot of Sunbelt Rentals, located at 150 Nassau Ave., Islip when he became trapped between two lifts, said the Suffolk County Police. He was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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by Kathy Reakes