Worker Buried Alive: Contractor Admits 'Recklessness' In Mamaroneck Trench Death, DA Says
A Connecticut contractor has pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment following the death of a worker who was buried alive at a Westchester construction site in 2021, officials announced.
Fairfield County resident Michael Conway, age 60, of Bethel, admitted to disregarding federal safety regulations that could have prevented the fatal collapse, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace said on Friday, Feb. 7.
On May 4, 2021, 46-year-old Jose Vega was working inside a nine-foot-deep trench when it suddenly collapsed, completely burying him. The site lacked required cave-in…
Worker Killed By Digging Bucket Excavating Sugar At Kinder Morgan Terminal In Bucks County
A Kinder Morgan employee was killed early Monday morning, Dec. 9, after being struck by a digging bucket at the Fairless Hills Terminal in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, officials said.
The fatal accident occurred around 1:15 a.m. at the terminal located on the 1000 block of South Port Road, according to investigators. The 26-year-old worker, a resident of Bristol Borough, was reportedly struck while a bucket was being used to excavate sugar from the hull of a docked ship, authorities said.
Police have not yet released the worker's identity.
Kinder Morgan, an energy infrastructure company,…
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, …
