Wayne GraysonWayne Grayson is the former Executive Video Producer for Randall-Reilly; in previous positions, he served as the Executive Editor and Online Editor for Equipment World.SafetyPainter killed after fall from telehandler on jobsite near San AntonioA painter working from a platform on a jobsite near San Antonio died Tuesday, succumbing to injuries from a fall. According to a report from the San Antonio Express-News, Victor Echartea-Medina, 41, was responsive en route to the hospital but later died. Echartea-Medina was working from, “a platform at the end of a large multistory forklift,” likely […]April 2, 2015RoadbuildingPHOTOS: Big Bertha’s 2,000-ton front end lifted to the surface. How the world’s largest tunneler was raised[imagebrowser id=225] After a year of slumber and almost a month after chewing her way into a 12-story repair pit, Big Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine, is finally under repair in Seattle. Crews worked for the better part of March to disassemble the machine’s front end before lifting the machine’s cutterhead and body shield panels—a […]April 1, 2015SafetyWorker crushed and killed on refinery conversion project in PennsylvaniaA construction worker was killed Tuesday while working on a large-scale industrial complex conversion project in Pennsylvania. According to a report from StateImpact Pennsylvania, the unidentified, 50-year-old worker was killed after a 1,200-foot pylon fell on top of him while working at the Sunoco Logistics plant in Marcus Hook. The man worked for engineering firm AECOM, […]April 1, 2015BusinessU.S. construction spending flat in FebruaryConstruction spending in the U.S. was flat during February, the result of a slight increase in private construction and a decrease in government spending. Total spending fell 0.1 percent during the month to $967.1 billion, according to preliminary estimates from the Commerce Department. Spending was up 2.1 percent over February 2014. Residential and nonresidential construction spending both […]April 1, 2015RoadbuildingOhio DOT uses “work zone simulation room” to show drivers the dangers of road constructionConstruction can be a dangerous job and when you throw in people in a hurry driving alongside you, it becomes exponentially more dangerous. Citing data saying 23 highway workers are killed each month in the U.S., the Ohio Department of Transportation invited the public to get a feel for just how dangerous road work can […]April 1, 2015WorkforceConstruction worker braves house fire to rescue mother, 3 children in IndianapolisOverwhelmed by smoke at the back door of a burning Indianapolis home, Bill Spurr wasn’t sure what his next move would be. Luckily, a pickup carrying just what he would need was about to pull up. According to a report from WRTV 6, Spurr, a construction worker who noticed the home burning from nearby, rushed […]March 31, 2015Construction EquipmentRam unveils Texas Ranger 1500: a concept truck Chuck Norris would give 2 roundhouse kicks up (PHOTOS, VIDEO)[imagebrowser id=221] Look, there’s nothing in Ram’s announcement of the Texas Ranger 1500 that explicitly says the truck was designed in honor of the classic 1990s action show “Walker, Texas Ranger”. In fact, the announcement spends most of its time talking about the real Texas Rangers’ long history as one of the proudest law enforcement agencies in the […]March 30, 2015Construction EquipmentDiggerland USA unleashes a fleet of JCB WorkMax UTVs as the construction theme park’s newest rideMaking good on its promise to continue adding new heavy equipment for patrons to get behind the controls of, Diggerland USA, the country’s first and only construction equipment theme park, has added a fleet of JCB utility terrain vehicles to its lineup of attractions. RELATED: Inside Diggerland USA: First look at the rides of the […]March 30, 2015BusinessContractors on Milwaukee’s Northwestern Mutual tower claim largest continuous concrete pour in Wisconsin historyWorkers with C.G. Schmidt and Choice Construction, among other contractors, have completed what they claim is the largest continuous concrete pour in Wisconsin state history. According to a report from WITI TV, 250 workers and 50 cement trucks took part in a 27-hour concrete pour for the foundation of the 32-story Northwestern Mutual Tower and […]March 30, 2015WorkforceConstruction worker killed in senseless Connecticut jobsite shootingAnother shooting has claimed the life of a construction worker while on the job, this time in Connecticut. According to a report from WSFB TV, Jose Araujo, 31, was killed by one of a spray of bullets fired by a man who just moments ago had walked onto a Bridgeport jobsite to inquire about a job. 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