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Islip supervisor Nolan draws union ire with policy moves
jennifer.maloney@newsday.comIslip Supervisor Phil Nolan, who won re-election in November on a reform platform, has since implemented a slew of new policies. He's trimmed the town fleet, cut back town cell phone use, expanded employee financial disclosure requirements and...Tags: Cell Phones, Unions, Ethics, Employees, Values
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Construction worker dies in 40-story fall in Manhattan
A construction worker fell about 40 stories to his death yesterday at a skyscraper being built by the developer of the World Trade Center, authorities said. The victim, identified as Anthony Esposito, a rigger on a crew dismantling a crane, fell...Tags: Death and Dying, Luis Guzman
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Worker, 65, killed in fall at Sparrows Point plant
A worker at the Severstal steel plant at Sparrows Point was killed yesterday after he fell from scaffolding while removing coal debris from a conveyor belt, authorities said. The man was identified as Robert George Fuchs, 65, of the 7900 block of Bank St....Tags: Disasters, Industrial Accidents
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Officials weigh mine charges
Federal mining officials have asked prosecutors to decide whether criminal charges are warranted in the death of nine people in last year's collapse of the Crandall Canyon mine in Utah. The Mine Safety and Health Administration has been investigating two... -
NORTH HEMPSTEAD: Work on Town Hall to resume soon
Scaffolding outside North Hempstead Town Hall stood empty yesterday, almost three weeks after a town spokesman said it would take about a week for renovations to resume at the site, where work was stopped last month so the town could remedy potential... -
Pipe at Keystone Cement falls, injuring worker
A huge metal pipe fell on a worker's leg Wednesday afternoon at Keystone Cement Co. in East Allen. The worker is an employee of CCC Inc., a Texas company working as a general contractor on a construction project at the plant. The worker was airlifted...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Employees, Medical Staff, Labor Legislation
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NY construction worker falls 40 floors to death
Associated Press WriterA construction worker fell about 40 stories to his death Thursday at a skyscraper being built by the developer of the World Trade Center, authorities said. The victim, identified as Anthony Esposito, a rigger on a crew dismantling a crane, fell either...Tags: Death and Dying, Luis Guzman
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff told a federal judge yesterday that his lifestyle of trading expensive gifts for political favors crossed the line, even by Washington standards, but said he was "not a bad man" and pleaded for leniency. Abram-off, the...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Theft, Corruption, Corporate Crime, Trials
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Los Angeles park workers ignore 'drought buster' law
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTwo weeks after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pointedly reminded all city agencies that they must toe the line on new water conservation measures, workers in Griffith Park were following an old routine: using an industrial-grade hose and...Tags: Fines, Water Supply, Antonio Villaraigosa, Court Administration, Labor Legislation
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Accident near coal storage kills worker
A worker was killed over the weekend after he was pinned beneath a train car near the CSX coal storage in Newport News. Brian Lee Keith, 21, was airlifted to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital shortly after noon Saturday. A hospital spokesman said Keith...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics
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Industrial accident at Keystone
A huge metal pipe fell on a worker's leg this afternoon at Keystone Cement Co. in East Allen township. The worker is an employee of CCC Inc., a Texas company working as a general contractor on a construction project at the plant. The worker was...Tags: Disasters, Industrial Accidents
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Mine safety agency creating headaches for companies
Of The Associated PressFollowing a string of high-profile mine accidents that left dozens dead in recent years, coal operators say the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has become extremely heavy-handed in an attempt to counteract accusations of lax oversight....Tags: Fines, Massey Energy Company, Disasters, National Government, Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated
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