On Tuesday, October 27th Onondaga deputies and rescue crews were dispatched to a sludge tank in the Syracuse area. According to officials the Water Environment Protection Metro Sewage Treatment Facility, a sewage treatment plant, had hired a contractor to clean a sludge tank. One of the contractor’s employees, a 55-year-old man, fell into a 10’ […]
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This year while gearing up for Halloween festivities keep these simple safety tips in mind: 1. Wear bright clothing and dress your little ones in something bright as well. It’s important to ensure drivers can see you, and you can see you little ones if they happen to wander. 2. Make sure your Halloween gear […]
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On October 14th, 2015 a Carmel, NY man was involved in a serious car wreck on 1-684. According to authorities two cars collided causing a multiple vehicle pile up. The 52 year old driver of the motorcycle was transported to Westchester Medical Center where he died several days later due to his injuries. According to […]
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On Monday, October 20th dozens of firefighters were called to the scene of a fire on Gramatan Avenue. The fire, which started in the basement of Sal’s deli, had spread to two apartments by the time the firefighters arrived. “Upon arrival we had tremendous smoke pushing out intense heat in the basement and it ran […]
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Researchers striving to reduce the amount of construction worker injury and fatalities in highway work zones have designed a state of the art “smart vest.” The “smart vest,” developed by Virginia Tech Researches uses radio sensors to give construction workers sporting the vest a 5-6 second warning before a collision occurs. The technology would also […]
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The presence of rats, exposed trash, and foul smells prompted NYC comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli to take a new approach to NYC trash. In a controversial experiment DiNapoli removed many NYC subway garbage cans. The theory behind the experiment was: If there are no trash cans, garbage can’t overflow onto the platform. If there’s not […]
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A stop-work order has been issued for the Virgin Hotel project on 30th street near 6th avenue. On Monday, September 28th crews were drilling into the construction site of the hotel when a 42-ton construction drill tipped over and crashed into a parked NYPD van. Luckily no injuries were reported. Neither the NYPD nor the […]
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Meeting and exceeding our client’s expectations are of the utmost importance to the Fine, Olin, and Anderman team. Here are some recent feedback from our clients: “I would like to take this time to thank the firm of Fine Olin & Anderman for a job well done.In particularly Don Crouch. He took the time to […]
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Authorities are currently investigating the death of a sanitation worker who was hit by a garbage truck in Melville, NY. According to preliminary reports the 44 year old worker was on the back of the garbage truck. At some point as the driver of the truck reversed, the worker ended up underneath the truck. Federal […]
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At approximately 11am on September, 17th first responders were notified of an active fire at the APM Port Elizabeth terminal along Newark Bay. According to officials a straddle truck and the shipping container it was carrying caught fire. The shipping container was transporting wood and wood pulp, all of which was completely engulfed by the […]