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Construction Worker Dies After Falling Down Shaft in Queens
The site where the worker died also had another violation in February, for not reporting a separate worker’s injury. NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos reports.
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Deadly Fall Down Shaft At Queens Construction Site
The construction worker died after falling 20 feet from the ground level into a shaft below. NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos reports.
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Construction Worker Dies in Fall Down Shaft at Queens Site: Police
A worker died after falling about 20 feet down an elevator shaft at a Queens construction site, officials said.
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Amazon Closes Connecticut Construction Site After Nooses Found
Amazon is shutting down construction at a facility in Connecticut after several noose-like ropes were discovered at the site in recent weeks. A spokesperson for Amazon said the company is “deeply disturbed” by the incidents happening at the Windsor, Connecticut site and has ordered the shutdown until necessary security measures can be put in place. “Hate, racism or discrimination have…
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1 Dead, 1 Injured in Queens Construction Site Accident: FDNY
One person is dead and another in serious condition following an apparent construction accident in Queens Thursday morning, according to the FDNY.
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Body of Second Worker Pulled from LI Trench Day After Fatal Collapse
Crews were finally able to reach the 57-year-old man’s body Wednesday evening, about 24 hours after he and another worker were buried under feet of dirt and wet sand, officials said
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Long Island Trench Collapse Leaves Two Workers Buried
Rescuers were able to pull one of the men from the trench that collapsed at a construction site, but the other one was still buried. The man pulled from the pile died, and the other still in the hole is believed to have died as well. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.
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One Worker Dead, Another Missing After Trench Collapses at LI Construction Site
The workers were installing a septic tank at the site when the walls to the 30-foot pit partially caved in, trapping the two men under feet of dirt
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1 Dead, 1 Badly Hurt in Manhattan Wall Collapse, Officials Say
One worker has died and another was badly hurt in a wall collapse at a construction site in Manhattan Monday, authorities said.
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New Questions Arise About Potential Structural Flaws in Hard Rock Hotel Collapse
Authorities in New Orleans are now investigating a new video following the collapse of the future hotel. The social media post is raising questions about potential concerns before the deadly accident, NBC News reports. The grainy video claims to show the hotel two days before it buckled. An apparent worker at the construction site is heard in Spanish saying a...
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Watch: Drone Footage Shows Hotel After Collapse
Drone footage taken in New Orleans shows the damage after the Hard Rock Hotel collapsed during construction on Saturday.
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Firefighters Rescue Worker Dangling Stories Up in AC After Platform Collapses
Firefighters rescued two workers, one who was left dangling stories up, after a hanging construction platform partially collapsed on the side of an Atlantic City building Monday morning.
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Worker Dies in Accident at Soon-to-Open New Jersey Megamall
Authorities say a worker has died at the construction site of a soon-to-open New Jersey megamall and entertainment complex.
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Marine On Trial for Murder ‘Missed Thrill of Killing': DA
Prosecutors say a U.S. Marine veteran accused of stabbing a construction worker to death at an Oceanside job site in 2017 “missed the thrill” of killing and went out that night looking for a life to take.
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Shell Workers Would Have Lost Pay If They Missed Trump Speech at Plant
Thousands of union workers at a western Pennsylvania petrochemical plant were given a choice last week — show up for President Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday or stay home and lose some of their weekly pay, NBC News reports. One of the construction site’s contractors wrote in rules for the speech ahead of the event that employees’ attendance was “not...
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5 People Arrested on Top of 72-Story Trump World Tower in NYC
At least five people were arrested on Sunday evening after they were spotted on top of the roof of Trump World Tower, a 72-story skyscraper in Midtown East.
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Construction Worker Killed by Falling Excavator Bucket: Police
A construction worker was crushed to death by a bucket on an excavator on Saturday afternoon, police said.
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Parents Fear Kids at Risk From Dangerous Dust at Silicon Valley School
An NBC Bay Area Investigation reveals the approval process to build a private school in Silicon Valley right next to a concrete plant was the result of an unfortunate chain of events, that included inaccurate permit applications, poor communication between government agencies, and other bureaucratic blunders.
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FDNY Swarms Midtown Construction Site to Rescue Workers in Carbon Monoxide Incident
Firefighter swarmed a midtown construction site to rescue and treat construction workers overcome by carbon monoxide Tuesday evening.