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Amann Forms Prison Assault Task Force
The Associated PressState House Speaker James Amann announced Thursday that he is creating a new task force to evaluate the health and safety of Connecticut's prison workers, following a recent series of assaults on guards. "I'm afraid we're going to wait until one of our...Tags: Murder, Montville, East Haven, Michael Lawlor, Government
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Crane Collapse Kills Elderly Bystander
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A crane holding a church steeple toppled Thursday morning, crushing a car and killing an 80-year-old man who was watching the construction from inside the vehicle, firefighters said.
The man's wife, 78, who was also in the car, was...Tags: Vehicles, Medical Services, Fires, Emergency Planning, Health Treatments
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59 ships stopped from traversing Mississippi
Associated Press WriterThe Coast Guard has stopped 59 ships from traversing a closed stretch of the Mississippi River from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico Thursday while hundreds of workers tackled the difficult task of cleaning up about 400,000 gallons of heavy oil that...Tags: Transportation, National Government, Michael Wilson, Government, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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NY DOT worker dies after being hit by driver
Niagara County sheriff's deputies say a state highway worker died after being hit earlier in the day by a driver who lost control of his SUV while trying to pick up a lit cigarette. The Department of Transportation worker, 46-year-old Kevin Forsyth, was...Tags: Crossovers and SUVs
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Schwarzenegger seeks to slash state workers' pay till budget passes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has prepared an order to cut the pay of about 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 an hour until a budget is signed. Administration officials said Schwarzenegger was expected to sign the order, a draft...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Political Candidates
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Hurricane Dolly slams into Texas
Associated Press WriterBROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) _ Hurricane Dolly gathered strength and slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, damaging an apartment complex and knocking out power to thousands. But local...Tags: Angel Cruz, Petroleum Industry, Rick Perry, Emergency Planning, Industrial Accidents
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Ford worker dies at Michigan stamping plant
A Ford Motor Co. employee died Wednesday in an accident at the company's Woodhaven Stamping Plant, the automaker said. Ford spokeswoman Angie Kozleski said the company wasn't releasing the employee's name at the request of the family. The company also...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Metal and Mineral, Industrial Accidents, Woodhaven, Ford Motor Co.
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NYC Council passes construction safety measures
After a spike in construction accidents throughout New York City in recent months, the City Council has passed several measures intended to increase safety on building sites. The package of bills passed Wednesday includes one that would allow...Tags: Michael Bloomberg
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Memorial established for workers killed in blast
A Milwaukee manufacturing company has established memorial near the spot where an explosion killed three workers a year and a half ago. Rexnord Industries president and chief executive Bob Hitt says a landscaped plaza near the blast area includes bricks...Tags: Employees
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Ramp collapses at Hammond casino; up to a dozen hurt
Chicago Tribune reporterUp to 12 construction workers suffered minor injuries when a ramp at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond gave way Tuesday morning and they fell into Lake Michigan, officials said. Ten to 12 victims were taken to local hospitals, mostly with cuts and bruises,...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming and Lotteries
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