Tag: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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OSHA continues to investigate fatal electrocution accident in Hopelawn
WOODBRIDGE – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is continuing to investigate the recent fatal construction accident at a residential townhouse on Quincy Court in the Hopelawn section of Woodbridge. The Woodbridge Police Department were notified of the electrocution incident at 7:53 a.m. on Oct. 11 at the redevelopment construction project site, which…
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Let’s keep our workers safe on the job
Have you ever stopped to think about the workers that built the home you live in, the building you work in, or even the railroads or highways you travel on? When we think about all the effort that goes into these projects, we should also remember how important it is to keep our workers safe…
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Police identify man crushed at cardboard compacting facility
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A man who was crushed to death in a cardboard compactor at an East Brunswick salvage yard has been identified. Alvaro Esteban, 22, of Freehold, died on Dec. 8 at Atlantic Sales and Salvage on Edgeboro Road in East Brunswick. “Esteban died in the cardboard recycling area…
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Worker killed in Edison industrial accident
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A 36-year-old New Brunswick resident died after steel scaffolding collapsed on him as he was working as a laborer at the NU World Beauty Supply warehouse in the Heller Industrial Park on Mill Road. Julio Perez, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was one of several laborers who…