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The City of New York and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are looking into the cause of death of a 25-year-old worker who was installing windows at an apartment under construction on East 67th Street, when he fell to his death from the 23rd floor. Worker Kevin Kelly apparently fell because a safety strap failed, spilling him 200 feet to the ground. Emergency services were called, and he was transported to the hospital. He was reportedly dead at…

A Bucks County, New Jersey man died after a ladder he had been using for a roofing and siding job hit power lines last month. Pawel Pieklo, 52, of Trenton, had just about finished his job at a Delran, Burlington County apartment complex on Route 130, when a ladder on which he was working touched overhead wires about 4:30 p.m., arcing electrical current through his body Another worker, and Jiri Niederle, 41, of Morrisville, Pa. tried to assist Pieklo. Niederle…

Austin patrol officers responded to an auto-pedestrian crash in the 5300 block of North IH 35 Southbound On Friday, January 29, 2010, at approximately 9:43 p.m.. Reports say that while a pedestrian was crossing the highway eastbound, he was struck by a dark colored extended cab pickup truck that fled the scene without stopping. The victim was then struck by at least five other vehicles, and was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was injured. The pickup truck…

Austin Police Officers responded to a three-vehicle car crash in the 3300 North IH 35, northbound where one Austin resident was killed as she reportedly drove the wrong way against traffic. The accident occurred as a grey Mercury Tracer, driven by Kadye Anne Cooper, 21, was reportedly driving southbound on IH 35 in the northbound lanes. The Mercury crashed head-on into a grey Toyota Camry that was travelling northbound on IH 35. A black Ford F-150, also traveling northbound, then…