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Workforce

Construction worker attacks co-worker with sledgehammer on Georgia jobsite

A disagreement between two workers on a Georgia jobsite came to blows earlier this month, specifically, those doled out by a sledgehammer. According to a report from the Athens Banner-Herald, 39-year-old Byron Terrell Arnold and another man got into a disagreement August 7 while working on renovations at Clarke Central High School. The argument then […]

September 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

Man arrested for stealing road signs, rebar from Pennsylvania construction site

A Pennsylvania man is facing theft charges after he was caught with stolen road signs and rebar from a highway bridge project. Brian Pennington, 54, was allegedly seen by an officer at an area Salvation Army early Monday morning taking metal from a dumpster and putting it into his Chevrolet pickup truck. The officer approached the […]

August 12, 2015

Workforce

Two managers charged with negligent homicide for death of worker in NYC construction collapse

Two managers are facing homicide charges in connection with a deadly soil collapse in New York City earlier this year. The New York Daily News reports Wilmer Cuevas, 49, and Alfonso Prestia, 55, were indicted earlier this week for “allegedly refusing to shut down” a construction site where a man was killed April 6. At the […]

August 6, 2015

Workforce

Guy who drove into construction site and hit a worker says he was only trying to help

A disagreement between a construction crew and an enraged driver in Arkansas resulted in one worker clinging to the front of the man’s hood for dear life. According to a report from Arkansas Online, police were called to a construction jobsite in Springdale after a driver who refused to drive around the jobsite hit one […]

July 31, 2015

Workforce

Construction workers confront and film 2 men burglarizing home, assist in arrest

While a construction crew was wrapping up their work for the day at a partially-finished home in Georgia, workers discovered two men dressed like construction workers who claimed they were checking meters for the gas company. However crew had its suspicions. According to WSB-TV, the workers confronted the men over their presence on the Sandy […]

July 20, 2015

Safety

Worker killed in shooting on New Orleans jobsite

Another worker was killed in a burst of gunfire on the job last week, this shooting occurring in New Orleans. According to a report from WVUE TV, a 22-year-old unidentified construction worker was working on a home on N. Salcedo Street in Mid-City on the afternoon of July 2 when he was shot multiple times. He was […]

July 10, 2015

Home

Worker shot during robbery on home reno site near Chicago

Another construction worker was gunned down on the job and in broad daylight during a home renovation near Chicago June 19. According to a report from WLS TV, police are still searching for those responsible for shooting and killing 42-year-old Sergio Varela in the city’s South Holland suburb. Police tell the station Varela and two other […]

June 30, 2015

Workforce

Worker shot after confronting 2 men drawing in wet concrete on Georgia school jobsite

A worker near Atlanta is lucky to be alive after being shot several times from point blank range by two men. According to a report from WSB-TV, Fernando Olguin-Perez is recovering after hours of surgery to treat multiple gunshot wounds to his leg and the side of his head. Police tell the station Olguin-Perez was part of […]

June 9, 2015

Workforce

Construction worker shot in robbery on NYC sidewalk

While operating a jackhammer on a New York City street corner, a construction worker was shot last week. According to a report from the New York Daily News, 49-year-old Rafael Lugo was hammering a portion of sidewalk in Brooklyn when two men walked up to him and demanded he give them the gold chain he was […]

May 26, 2015

Business

Contractor busted for using his construction company’s office to grow pot in Massachusetts

Police in Maryland arrested the owner of a Bellingham construction company earlier this week after discovering the man was using his office to grow a large amount of marijuana. According to a report from WCVB TV, police seized 36 marijuana plants from Attorney General Construction. The owner, 51-year-old Arcadio Gonzales, was later arrested and charged with cultivating […]

May 14, 2015

Workforce

Nashville construction sites saw 8 armed robberies in February alone

In the wake of an armed robbery on a North Nashville jobsite last week, Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron said that the city had seen a spree of construction site attacks as of late. Now, according to a report from WSMV TV, police have put an exact number on that February spree: eight. Brothers Jesus Belmontes, 26, and […]

March 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

Thief takes wheel loader for destructive joyride through Kansas City neighborhood

After stealing the machine from a Kansas City, Missouri, jobsite, a man went on a joyride through the surrounding neighborhood racking up thousands of dollars in property damage along the way. According to a report from KCTV 5, the loader belonged to Britz Wrecking and was taken from the site around 5 a.m. Tuesday. Along […]

February 26, 2015