Month: May 2013

New York ranks high for long-term opioid use with injured workers

A new report says that New York is second in the nation in terms of long-term opioid abuse among injured workers. The report, from the Workers Compensation Research Institute, found that 14 percent of non-surgical workers compensation claims in New York were longer-term users of narcotics. That ranks New York just behind Louisiana, with 17 …

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Caught on Video, One Man Killed and Another Critical After Being Struck By Subway Trains This Morning

One man was killed this morning and one is in critical condition after being struck by subway trains in separate incidents. The first incident occurred at 2:02 a.m. today at 174th Street Station at Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. A man was on the tracks at the northbound 2 train’s platform, when he was struck …

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Metro North Trains Collide in Connecticut

Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour this evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens seriously injured.  Sixty people were taken to multiple hospitals. A train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m., hitting the other train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Metro-North spokeswoman …

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