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A horrific power-saw accident. A worker dead. Now a multimillion-dollar settlement.
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
Posted Dec 19, 2020
Carlos Gabrieli was killed on Aug. 10, 2018, when the chainsaw he was using in a trench at a Westerleigh construction site apparently kicked back and sliced his neck. His widow alleged he wasn t provided a safe place to work or safe equipment. (Staten Island Advance/Mira Wassef)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The estate of a construction worker horrifically killed two years ago when a gas-powered saw kicked back and cut his neck at a Westerleigh construction site has settled its lawsuit with the city for $10.5 million, court documents show.
10 new coronavirus deaths; Dec. 3rd-deadliest month since pandemic outbreak on S.I.
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
December is already the third-deadliest month of the pandemic on Staten Island. (Tom Wrobleski/Staten Island Advance)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Just 18 days in, December already stands as the third-deadliest month since the coronavirus outbreak hit Staten Island, as 10 additional borough residents died from complications of the virus in the last 24 hours, the latest data shows.
COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 1,211 borough residents, according to the the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Of those deaths, 1,021 are considered to be confirmed COVID-19 cases, up 10 from Thursday.
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Staten Island University Hospital issues message on coronavirus: ‘We can get through this together’
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. In a nearly-five-minute public service announcement created by Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) and Borough Hall, top doctors, a coronavirus (COVID-19) survivor and a local business owner urged borough residents to adhere to public safety measures in an effort to tamp down a resurgent second wave.
“As we speak, there are over 250 Staten Islanders that actually need inpatient care,” said Dr. Brahim Ardolic, the executive director of SIUH. “It means that they were sick enough to need to be inside of a hospital being taken care of.”