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Worker killed after falling into water-filled pit at Ohio bridge construction site
A construction worker was killed last week in a strange and tragic accident at a bridge construction site near Proctorville, Ohio. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office tells WSAZ TV 45-year-old worker Bradley D. Jenkins, of Otway, Ohio, was “working on a drill bit” near the foot of the bridge when the ground slipped beneath him causing him […]
May 2, 2014
Safety
OSHA offers range of fall prevention resources in upcoming National Safety Stand-Down
While Equipment World covers a range of topics in our online and print safety articles, one area I like to make sure I write about regularly is fall prevention. The reason is simple. Although falls are one of the most preventable types of accidents, they’re also the number one cause of fatalities in construction; accounting […]
April 23, 2014
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