Roofer Dies After Concrete Slab Collapses On Him: Egg Harbor PD
A 23-year-old roofer was killed in Egg Harbor Township on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 28, after a slab of concrete collapsed on him, authorities said.
At 3:10 p.m., a roofing crew was cleaning up after conducting demolition/construction on the exterior of the Club at Tilton, Egg Harbor Township police said.
Two units have staircases on the 2nd floor that meet halfway down and merge into one staircase, that goes to ground level, police said. At the merge, there is a concrete slab, police said.
The man, who has not been identified, was underneath the slab cleaning up, when it c…
West Babylon Company Admits Knowingly Exposing Employees To Hazardous Materials
A Long Island thermometer manufacturing company formally confessed to exposing employees to hazardous materials, seriously injuring four people.
Robert Peyser, 66, of Bellmore, and his West Babylon-based Kessler Thermometer Corp. pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Dec. 13.
Peyser, the company’s owner and principal agent, admitted that he knowingly endangered workers by failing to provide proper ventilation, protective equipment, and cleanup protocols for handling mercury spills.
Investigators got involved in August 2022, when a large mercury spill e…
Police ID Elizabeth Worker Crushed To Death At Clifton Recycling Plant (Update)
A worker was killed Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 12, when a baling machine fell on him at a Clifton recycling plant, officials confirmed.
Jose D. Centeno, of Elizabeth, went underneath the heavy machine at Ricova Recycling at 1 Broad St. around 3:30 p.m. and became crushed, according to a spokesperson from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Clifton police.
Clifton police Lt. Robert Anderson said officers, firefighters, rescue officials, and EMS personnel responded and confirmed Centeneo was dead.
The Clifton Police Department, represented by Robert Anderson, …
Long Island MacArthur Airport Employee Dies While Working On Lights
An investigation is underway after one worker was killed, and another injured, at Long Island MacArthur Airport.
Michael Jacob, age 51, of Holbrook, was working on runway lights at the airport in Ronkonkoma when he was electrocuted at approximately 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, Suffolk County Police said.
Jacob was transported by Sayville Community Ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A second employee, Gino Fiermonte, was also shocked while attempting to aid Jacob. Fiermonte, age 49, of Ronkonkoma, and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for…
