Long Island factory worker loses fingers in freak accident with food-dicing machine

A worker at a Long Island food-packaging plant cut three of his fingertips off with an industrial dicer in a freak accident, ...

Man, 45, Loses Tips of 3 Fingers After Sticking Hand Inside Food Dicing Machine While Cleaning It

Elmer Rios was working at L&S Packing Company in Long Island, N.Y., when he cut off three of his fingertips while operating a ...
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Maine postal workers reassemble mail sorting machine that had been taken offline

Postal workers in Maine reassembled a high-speed mail sorting machine that had been taken offline over the summer amid USPS policy changes instituted by the new postmaster general. According to ...
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Local machine shops seek new workers with options for U.S. Navy shipbuilding project for subs

Recently there has been economic turmoil tied to President Trump's tariffs policies. But there is also a flipside push for more factory production in the United States and right here in Western New ...

When computers took over the factory floor: Economist traces how workers adapted, what it means for AI's future

In the early 1970s, a quiet revolution began in American factories. Lathes, drill presses and milling machines—once guided by ...
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Connecticut Voting Machines, Poll Workers Impacted by Heat

(TNS) — Voting machines throughout Connecticut were damaged on primary Election Day due to high temperatures, election officials said this week. Norwich and Stonington registrars told The Day that ...

Vista firefighters free worker trapped in pizza dough machine for nearly an hour

Vista firefighters used Jaws of Life to free a worker trapped in an industrial pizza dough machine for nearly an hour Tuesday ...