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Safety
Workers hit gas line sparking massive explosion in NYC: 3 buildings collapse, 25 injured
A massive explosion that rocked New York City Thursday, causing the collapse of three buildings and injuring 25 people, has been traced back to a gas line accidentally hit by construction workers in an East Village sushi restaurant. According to a report from NBC New York, in the wake of the explosion, two people are [âŚ]
March 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
More than 1/3 of New York roads and bridges are in poor and deficient condition
The Road Improvement Programâs âConditions and Safety of New Yorkâs Roads and Bridgesâ report shows that 37 percent of the stateâs major locally and state-maintained urban roads and highways are in poor condition, and 39 percent of the locally and state-maintained bridges show âsignificant deteriorationâ and do not meet âcurrent design standards.â In addition to road [âŚ]
March 23, 2015
Safety
Woman killed near NYC jobsite after being struck by plywood in freak accident
A woman walking in New York City was killed Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a piece of plywood blown from a nearby jobsite. According to a report from the New York Daily News, 37-year-old Trang-Thuy Nguyen was walking along along W. 12th Street and talking on her cell phone when a gust of wind tore a 4-foot [âŚ]
March 19, 2015
Construction Equipment
New Yorkâs Lawrence Merle, owner of Genesee Construction, named 2015 Contractor of the Year
In an awards banquet Saturday night at Wynn Las Vegas, Lawrence Merle of Genesee Construction Service was named Equipment Worldâs Contractor of the Year for 2015. Genesee Construction in Dansville, New York, is an $11 to $13 million company that serves as a general contractor and specializes in site prep work. Each year, the Contractor of the [âŚ]
March 8, 2015
Construction Equipment
Contractor digs 40-foot-long hole in the middle of a road with a backhoe, then just leaves it there
You operate construction equipment long enough, youâre going to get a machine stuck. Sometimes the thought of throwing  your hands up and just walking away, is pretty tempting. And in a bizarre case in New York state recently, a guy did just that. According to a report from the Associated Press, in Prattsburg arrested Kyle Calabria, 38, after finding [âŚ]
March 5, 2015
Safety
Worker crushed by 4 steel beams in unloading accident in New York City
As a crew unloaded steel joists from a truck at a Brooklyn jobsite Tuesday afternoon, four of the beams toppled off the truck and fell on top of a worker, killing him. According to reports from the New York Daily News, CBS New York and NY1, crews were working on the installation of a âgreen roofâ [âŚ]
February 24, 2015
Business
Nearly 50 NYC contractors, inspectors and property managers charged in bribery scheme
Earlier this week, dozens of New York City construction professionals surrendered to police and were charged as the result of a two-year city investigation that uncovered a widespread bribery scheme. According to a report from the The Daily News, 50 defendants were charged, âincluding 16 city inspectors, plus a host of property managers and owners, âexpediters,â contractors [âŚ]
February 12, 2015
Workforce
Buffalo forum brings together female construction pros to brainstorm methods for growing their numbers
Two Buffalo construction groups have formed a forum for local female construction professionals in order to give these women a way to share ideas and discuss any obstacles they may face in the industry. According to a report from the Buffalo News, the Women in Construction forum invites men to participate in the discussion as [âŚ]
February 9, 2015
Construction Equipment
To reduce noise, NYC officials close to regulations to boost contractor use of electric jackhammers over pneumatic models
With construction booming again in the concrete jungle of New York City, the sound of jackhammers is a distinct voice among the cityâs cacophonous urban symphony. For some, itâs a little too distinct. Especially those that know that since 2011, Hilti has offered an electric pavement breakerâthe TE 3000-AVRâthat the company says is not only [âŚ]
December 30, 2014
Business
Best of the Best: Here are the 12 finalists in our 2015 Contractor of the Year awards
Equipment World announces its 2015 finalists for the Contractor of the Year program, now in its 15th year. Each of the 12 finalists will be the guest of program sponsor Caterpillar during a event-filled weekend at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, including an industry roundtable, awards banquet and attendance at the NASCAR Kobalt Tools [âŚ]
December 3, 2014
Safety
Wall collapses claim the lives of 2 more construction workers on jobsites near New York City, Cleveland
Construction workers on jobsites in Long Island, New York, and Avon Lake, Ohio, were killed this week by wall collapses. On Monday, 47-year-old contractor Julian Castellanos was killed while installing a staircase in a basement apartment in Long Island, according to a report from NBC New York. One of two recently-built retaining walls in the basement [âŚ]
November 13, 2014
Workforce
Wheel loader operator drives his machine for coffee, bathroom breaks; residents of NY town not amused
A wheel loader operatorâs use of his machine to go on coffee and bathroom breaks has upset several residents in a New York town. Residents of New Rochelle, New York issued complaints to City Hall after seeing a wheel loader rumble through city streets several times a day on what appeared to be routine errands, [âŚ]
November 6, 2014
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