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Scaffolding Accidents Involving Ironworkers and Steelworkers
Scaffolding is an essential part of construction sites and is frequently used on commercial and industrial projects where ironworkers and steelworkers perform high-risk tasks at extreme heights. While scaffolds are designed to provide safe access to elevated work areas, failures and unsafe conditions continue to cause tragic injuries and fatalities. For ironworkers and steelworkers, a …
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Girl Killed in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Involving School Bus
Amira Aminova, a 11-year-old girl, was killed after she was struck by a school bus while crossing the street in Brooklyn. According to a report in The New York Times, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred the afternoon of Feb. 5 when the girl who had been waiting at the edge of a busy intersection in …
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Motorcyclist Struck and Killed by Ambulance in Downtown Brooklyn
Ray Wilkerson-Lynwood, 65, was fatally injured after he was hit by an ambulance in Downtown Brookly early morning on Feb. 1. According to Streetsblog.org, the deadly motorcycle accident occurred when Wilkerson-Lynwood was headed southbound on Ashland Place. He was struck by an ambulance being driven by a 21-year-old that was turning onto Willoughby Street near …
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Two Elderly Women Killed in Separate NYC Fires Within Hours
Two elderly women suffered fatal injuries in two fires in Brookly and Queens that erupted within two hours of each other. According to a report in The New York Daily News, the back-to-back fires came after another person died in a separate Brooklyn fire in Sheepshead Bay early morning on Jan. 29. FDNY officials say …
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Off-Duty Nassau Police Officer Killed in DUI Collision
Patricia Espinosa, a 42-year-old off-duty Nassau County police officer, was killed in car accident after an alleged impaired driver ran a red light and struck Espinosa’s vehicle. According to a report in Newsday, the crash occurred early morning on Jan. 31. Suffolk police said Matthew Smith, 20, drove an SUV north on Alexander Avenue through …
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