LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. A road crew worker has died after being hit by a car in Van Buren County Friday morning. A construction worker plummeted four floors to his death at a landmarked building on the Upper West Side on Monday morning, police said. In total, 61 workers were killed on construction sites in the state in 2021, a 9 percent increase compared . Diego Lliguicota, 32, fell from a scaffold at 9:30 a.m. Saturday as he was trying to remove a . Tom Sizemore dead at 61 after suffering brain aneurysm, Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts. February 25, 2023 8:43pm. Statistics show accidents, injuries, and deaths are on the rise. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Father Oswald Denis led construction workers in prayer after the tragic accident. All rights reserved (About Us). The victim has since been identified as 58-year-old Rene Rangel from Dowagiac. First published on April 29, 2019 / 11:33 PM. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. "The past several years have been very busy, very robust construction market, but there shouldn't be anywhere near this many fatalities," NYTC Building & Construction Trades Council president Gary Labarbera said. A person is dead after a truck-mounted crane collapsed Friday afternoon at the construction site for a Prosper ISD elementary school in Celina. Keep clothing items like ties and scarves clear of closing elevator doors. Diego Lliguicota, 32, fell from a scaffold at 9:30 a.m. Saturday as he was trying to remove a ladder on the sixth floor of a building on Court Square in Maspeth, authorities said. The death of Luis Almonte was tragic and preventable. "He always tried his best in his life and in one second his life was gone, not fair, not fair," Gaby Otoya, a construction worker's widow said. Not only was he a hard worker, he was just such a great guy he had the purest of hearts. I'm going to call my wife,' Ferrington said. Workers said the supervisor and his right-hand man were in an elevator, along with some equipment, when the elevator plummeted from the fourth floor to ground level. "This loss is drastic, dramatic," said Pastor Oswald Denis. WSC Group Inc, owned by Jiaxi Jimmy Liu, performed demolition, excavation and foundation work at the Sunset Park site between April and September 2018 removing a one-story industrial building to make way for a four-story manufacturing and community facility, including a new cellar approximately nine feet below the first-floor level. In addition to two other adult stepchildren, Pilataxi is survived by his partner Monica Guzman, a 30-year-old son, a 13-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old son. His employer said he was always on time, liked to run and keep to himself. The 46-year-old construction worker was standing at the. The owner of Thanasi Electrical Company said 15 electricians were on site. The drivers in both vehicles were unhurt. Both men are due to appear before the courts on April 26 for sentencing. The man, who . He was pronounced dead at Maimonides Medical Center. (Credit: John Otoya), Department of Buildings deputy commissioner of enforcement Tim Hogan. The NYC Department of Buildings is investigating the accident and has ordered the construction work to stop. The city Department of Buildings is investigating the death. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) The Buffalo Fire Department has identified the firefighter that was killed in the four-alarm fire on Main Street as 37-year-old Jason Arno. The 36-year-old hardhat was on scaffolding at 263 West End Ave. in Manhattan on the Upper West Side when he tumbled to his death around 11:25 a.m., cops said. We can also help with personal injury cases in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, or Florida. Residents share local concerns at town hall, Coney cop indicted for repeatedly exposing himself to female colleagues while on duty, Calls from Moscow follows four queer Cuban migrants holed up. The family joined thousands recently in St. Patrick's Cathedral to mourn the 16 workers who died in construction accidents this past year. Updated: Mar 3, 2023 / 11:19 AM EST. First published on May 19, 2021 / 12:31 PM. Hogan said a quarter of sites are not in compliance. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Construction has become the deadliest job in New York City. Ronnie Ortiz was killed in East New . Based on the nature of the shooting, detectives are operating under the assumption he was targeted. This story has been shared 105,331 times. 11. Today is a difficult day for our Road Commission family, says Van Buren County Road Commission Acting Managing Director Linnea Rader. Department of Building inspectors were on the scene. A hardhat was killed when a 2,000-pound piece of equipment fell on him at a Brooklyn site Monday morning, cops and city officials said. A 56-year-old worker from New Jersey was killed last week after falling eight stories from a New York City construction site with a history of safety issues, authorities said. The Sunset Park construction site in May 2018, New York Family Fun Day & Camp Fair Brooklyn, Brooklyn subway brute taps on womans shoulder, then beats her on N train: cops, Crook sought in armed robbery of CVS located on, Take em off! NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- One person died and another was injured when an elevator plunged down at a building under construction in the Bronx. Plainfield resident Angel Pilataxi is survived by his partner, three children and three stepchildren.Courtesy Angela Dubon. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. I have two younger siblings who are not fully able to process this. 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. "Only two more years and he would've been done with it.". Michigan State Police says the crash happened in a construction zone near Lawrence Township on 48th Avenue and County Road 681. Liu was convicted Thursday by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun of criminally negligent homicide, first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, fraudulent practices in violation of workers compensation laws, and fourth-degree city criminal tax fraud. Naveen Dhaliwal has more. Michigan State Police (MSP) says the . Among other alterations, the construction crew had a permit to work on the elevator, aspokesperson for the FDNY told the outlet. The fatal accident was the second involving a New York City construction worker in four days. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. The pedestrian was hit March 3, near County Road 681 and 48th Avenue, in Van Buren County, Michigan State Police said. A man who answered the phone at the Plainfield company on Tuesday declined to comment on Pilataxis death. The two men, whose names were not revealed, were loading the the elevator on the top floor ofa charter school that is under construction in the Bronx borough of New York City around 8.15am on Wednesday when it dropped to the ground floor. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing. NBC New York's Marc Santia reports. The Dodge hit and killed the road worker while trying to pass the Chevy, troopers explain. The victim was working on the ground floor of a construction site located at 350 St. Nicholas Avenue in Ridgewood on April 6 th when he reportedly fell down a hole to the basement level at least 20 feet down. The cause of the collapse is under investigation and it's too soon to tell if the weather was a factor. EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A construction worker was killed in Brooklyn Wednesday, shot four times in the chest and knee. We are committed to conducting a thorough investigation to find out how this tragic fall occurred, and if we find that safety rules were ignored, we will hold those responsible to account.. "I think any major city and especially that has older infrastructure it's necessary to replace a lot of those buildings and continue construction we're putting pressure on contractors that they need to comply with safety regulations," Hogan replied. LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. A road crew worker has died after being hit by a car in Van Buren County Friday morning. Based on the nature of the shooting, detectives are operating under the assumption he was targeted. The men fell, investigators believe, while they were installing steel beams in the elevator shaft on the fifth floor and one of the . A few days later, Gregory Echevarria, a 34-year-old man from Brooklyn, was killed in the early morning hours of April 13 at a site where he was working as a crane rigger. and last updated 8:39 AM, Mar 03, 2023. The operator of a Sunset Park construction company that ignored site safety concerns was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a worker was crushed in a wall collapse. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. It was dust all around,' Veles said. "It's always been a dangerous profession, but deadlines and pressures from when you gotta get it done sometimes causes you to take risks. Press the door open button to hold closing elevator doors instead of using any part of your body. MSP credits the Van Buren County Sheriffs Office, the Hartford Police and Fire departments, Pokagon Tribal and Lawrence police, and VBEMS for their assistance. Pursuing criminal charges in response to construction-related fatalities sends an important message to the entire industry endangering the lives of workers and the public will not be tolerated. A male construction worker was pronounced dead on scene after he was struck by equipment on the construction site at 1861 Carter Ave. in the Bronx on Thursday. There are roughly 45,000 active construction sites in the city. The other worker was critically injured and was rushed to the hospital. John Ferrington, who delivers to the site, called the accident a 'terrible thing' in an interview with WABC. Construction workers in New York state died at a higher rate in 2021 than the year prior, and those deaths outpaced pre-pandemic fatalities, according to a new report from the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH). A fatal construction accident in New York City claimed the life of a man earlier last month. Elevators have been operational in the city since 1857. May 19, 2021 / 12:31 PM The death of Luis Almonte Sanchez was a preventable tragedy that would have been avoided if the operator of the construction site followed all safety protocols or heeded warnings about unsafe conditions, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Thursday. Construction crews are working to convert the space into a campus for theK-12 Dream Charter School, and it become the school's main campus, WABC reported. Construction worker Santiago Veles, 33, told the outlet that he was working on the first floor with another colleague when he heard the crash. The nine fatal accidents, as well as their causes, were: * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts. It's a terrible thing to find on a job site and makes you think about your family, of course. Published: 02:30 GMT, 20 May 2021 | Updated: 11:32 GMT, 20 May 2021.