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…
Union City Parks Worker Dies Of Coronavirus, City Cases Rise To 511
One of Union City's parks department workers died of coronavirus, his nephew said.
Marcelo Gonzalez died of coronavirus-related complications on April 4.
"My uncle was a gentle, humble, and strong man who loved all his family," Gio Gonzalez said.
"He will be missed dearly by all who loved him, knew him, spent time with him, and worked With him."
There were 511 coronavirus cases in Union City as of Monday night, Mayor Brian Stack said, urging residents to stay home.
United Airlines worker Carlos Consuegra of Union City died of coronavirus last month, despite being "…
'Healthy, Strong' Newark Airport Worker Dies Of Coronavirus, Coworker Says
A United Airlines employee who worked at Newark airport died of coronavirus despite being healthy and strong, his coworker says.
Carlos Consuegra, 52, of Union City, worked as a ramp service employee in Terminal B and died Tuesday of the virus.
Marco A. Alva, Sr., who worked in Terminal C, told NJ.com that Consuegra looked healthy until March 17 -- when he fell asleep on a company tug.
Consuegra was sent home and was evaluated at Trinitas Medical Center in Elizabeth, where he passed out and then was diagnosed with an ear infection, according to Alva.
With no sick time, Consuegra…
