December 24, 2021 marks a tragic day for two families as a cyclist and a pedestrian were killed in a traffic accident on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. At around 9:20AM on Christmas Eve, a Baldor food delivery truck driver was picking up his partner on Third Ave and...
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Worker Rescued From 10-Foot Trench After Collapse in the Bronx
A construction worker was rescued from a 10-foot deep trench in the Bronx after it collapsed on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. The worker, who is still unidentified, had been trying to clear a waste pipe at a construction site in the Riverdale section of the...
Diego Rodriguez Celi Dies in Fall from High-Rise in Dumbo
A frightening accident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021, when a window washer fell from the 12th floor of a high-rise building to a second-floor balcony below. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The window washer, identified as Diego...
One Painter Killed, Another Injured in Fall from Manhattan Bridge
On the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, a painter was tragically killed and another was injured when the two fell from the Manhattan Bridge. The two men were reportedly working on painting the Manhattan side of the bridge when they fell. The victim who lost his...
Long Island Worker Victor Irizarry Dies of CO Poisoning
Victor Irizarry, a 30-year-old worker, tragically died on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 while on his Long Island work site of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. Irizarry, who was an employee of Suffolk Excavating, was working on a residential work site in Fort Salonga, Long...
Woman on E-Scooter Run Over by Truck in Williamsburg
On the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, a terrible accident occurred in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A 24-year-old woman, identified as Molly Pearson, was riding a Lime scooter on Meeker Avenue next to a box truck. Pearson and the box truck were both traveling in the same...
Two Workers Injured in Hunts Point Scaffolding Collapse
On the afternoon of October 30th, 2021, two construction workers were seriously injured in a scaffolding collapse at a Bronx work site. The two injured men were taken to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition. At around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, the two workers, ages 29...
Prop Firearm Misfire Leads to Death of Halyna Hutchins
A tragedy occurred on the set of the upcoming film “Rust,” in Sante Fe, New Mexico on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021: Halyna Hutchins, director of photography, was killed, and director Joel Souza was injured, when actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on set. We at...
NYC DOB Zero Tolerance Campaign Aims to Improve Job Site Safety
On Sepember 13th, 2021, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) shared the results of their “Zero Tolerance” campaign, a three-month long series of safety enforcement sweeps conducted at construction sites across the city. The campaign aimed at identifying...
Ruth Mullen, 68, Fatally Struck by MTA Bus in the Bronx
Tragically, yet another pedestrian in New York was struck and killed while simply trying to cross the street. On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, 68-year-old Ruth Mullen was crossing in the crosswalk near her Bronx home, when she was struck by an MTA bus making...
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