Collapsed Retaining Wall Forces Families from Their Homes
COVINGTON, Ky. (Brad Underwood) -- It #39;s been seven days since four families were forced out of their home in Covington after a water main break and the collapse of a retaining wall. According...
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Accident killed 2
OSHA is investigating the wall collapse on Dec. 2 in Maybrook that killed Scott Winkler of Monroe, a married father of five, and Timothy Lang of Saugerties. A third man, Rafael Zakota of Queens, survived the accident.Jim Sabastian/For the Times Herald-Record
Published: 2:00 AM - 12/26/13
The widow of one of the two men killed when a retaining wall on a construction site in Maybrook collapsed Dec. 2 has filed a $40 million notice of claim against New York City and the city's Department of Environmental Protection.
The claim was filed on behalf of Doreen Winkler, whose husband, Scott Winkler, 50, died eight days after the collapse.
A claim, which had to be filed within 90 days of the accident, preserves the right to file a lawsuit later.
Winkler, of Monroe, was an employee of Precision Concrete Pumping of Albany. He was part of a crew working on a mock-up of an aqueduct project for the DEP when a concrete retaining wall collapsed.
The accident happened on property off Homestead Avenue owned by one of the general contractors, Halmar International Inc.
One worker, Timothy Lang, 53, of Saugerties, also employed by Precision, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was trapped under the collapsed wall for a considerable amount of time.
Winkler and another injured worker, Rafael Zakota, 37, of the Glendale section of Queens, were rescued relatively quickly and taken to hospitals. Winkler was flown to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, while Zakota was taken to Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill.
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Widow files $40M claim in Maybrook wall collapse
Published: 10:16 AM - 12/25/13 Last updated: 10:24 AM - 12/25/13
The widow of one of the two men killed when a retaining wall on a construction site in Maybrook collapsed Dec. 2 has filed a $40 million notice of claim against New York City and the citys Department of Environmental Protection.
The claim was filed on behalf of Doreen Winkler, whose husband, Scott Winkler, 50, died eight days after the collapse. A claim, which must be filed within 90 days, preserves the right to file a lawsuit later.
Winkler, of Monroe, was an employee of Precision Concrete Pumping of Albany. He was part of a crew working on a mockup of an aqueduct project for the DEP when a concrete retaining wall collapsed.
The accident happened on property off Homestead Avenue owned by one of the general contractors, Halmar International Inc.
One worker, Timothy Lang, 53, of Saugerties, also employed by Precision, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was trapped under the collapsed wall for a considerable amount of time.
Winkler and another injured worker, Rafael Zakota, 37, of the Glendale section of Queens, were rescued relatively quickly and taken to hospitals. Winkler was flown to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, while Zakota was taken to Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill.
In addition to his wife, Winkler is survived by five children.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the accident to determine whether any workplace safety standards were violated.
The mockup, or replica, was being built to practice techniques for work on a planned interconnection of the DEPs Catskill and Delaware aqueducts in Gardiner.
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By Janis Mara, Marin Independent Journal
A 90-year-old man fell about 40 feet off a deck, landing on a retaining wall, in Larkspur and was taken to the hospital in serious condition Sunday evening, officials said.
The Larkspur Fire Department got a call at about 6 p.m. from witnesses at a house at 140 Wilson Way "and found the victim where he fell from the house, with injuries including what is believed to be a broken leg," said San Rafael Battalion Chief Jeff Buscher.
"(The firefighters) went down and provided quick patient care," Buscher said. If the man had fallen a few inches to either side, he wouldn't have hit the wall and probably would have fallen another 20 feet, the battalion chief said.
The Corte Madera and Southern Marin fire departments "came to help with the physical rescue of the gentleman" as Buscher set up a command post at the end of the road, he said.
As rescuers provided medical attention to the 90-year-old, other first responders "started cutting a swath through the brush to get an avenue up to him" so a vehicle could reach him on the slope of the hill, Buscher said.
"The captains of the Larkspur companies that arrived first on the scene made good decisions and took action that led to a positive outcome," Buscher said.
Further details related to the man's identity and the cause of the fall were not available.
Contact Janis Mara via email at jmara@marinij.com. Follow her at Twitter.com/jmara.
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The construction of a retaining wall of the Kendriya Sadan Accommodation building in Domlur has been dragging on for the past three months.
The wall, which gave way on September 10, due to heavy rain, was part of a 12-storey General Pool Office Accommodation for Kendriya Sadan. The contract for the construction is bagged by DEC Infrastructure & Projects (India)Private Limited.
Construction has been taken up on 4,000 sq metre area since February 2012.
A tree and a transformer were also uprooted during the downpour. While the transformer was repaired in a day, the tree continues to remain at the spot along with other uncleared debris.
Damaged drains
According to Oomen, an affected resident, the wall has damaged the stormwater drain in the area.
The road nearby becomes sloppy. The pedestrian protection wall is also in a bad state. We have to also bear the mosquito menace since water gets accumulated overtime, apart from the dust and pollution from the construction site, he said.
Domlur corporator Geetha Srinivas Reddy accused the authorities in charge of the work of not listening to anyone.
Since the land belongs to the Central government, nothing much can be done. Though they have promised to restore the entire area once the project is over, one can only wait and see if this actually takes place, she said, speaking to Deccan Herald.
Topics: erosion, mackay, mackay regional council, mcewans beach, wall
A MAKESHIFT erosion wall at McEwens Beach has to go.
The State Government has advised Mackay Regional Council to remove or fix the 230m-long, illegally constructed seawall.
But the council has opted to remove it completely, after an independent engineer advised it posed a "high to extreme risk to the safety of the public".
Mayor Deirdre Comerford said the State Environment Minister had advised it was council's responsibility to remove or modify the structure as it was on freehold land owned by Mackay Regional Council.
"Based on the engineering advice, we have decided to remove the wall in May 2014," she said.
"The department agrees with our proposed timeframe and has acknowledged the steps we've taken to make the area safe for the public," she said.
The timber retaining wall has been isolated by temporary fencing erected by the council in October. This left some residents frustrated by their limited access to the beach.
Cr Comerford and departmental representatives met with McEwens Beach residents on Friday to explain the situation and answer further questions on coastal erosion issues.
"We are governed by stringent beach protection guidelines and this structure has not been approved by either council or the State Government," she said.
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Crew working on collapsed retaining wall in Covington
COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) -- Covington is making progress with the retaining wall collapse on Caroline Avenue. Friday, crews are drilling 25-foot holes to analyz...
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