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Safety

Carpenter killed in 80-foot fall on Philadelphia jobsite

While working on a high-rise project in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood, a worker fell to his death Friday According to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer, the unidentified man was a carpenter working from 80 feet up on the tower project at Cira Centre. He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after […]

April 20, 2015

Safety

Worker dies after being electrocuted on jobsite near Philadelphia

Two days after suffering a massive electric shock while on the job near Philadelphia, a construction worker died from his injuries Wednesday. According to a report from WPVI TV, 36-year-old Joseph Iacovino and another worker were working Monday morning from a scissor lift at King of Prussia Mall as part of an expansion project. The men were […]

April 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

Four-ton pipe rolls from wheel loader, crushes worker in California work zone

While working a highway job near San Francisco Wednesday, a construction worker was crushed and killed by a large pipe. According to a report from the Press Democrat, 28-year-old Jared Overfield was killed inside a work zone along Highway 101 as part of a crew working to improve a frontage road. Overfield was directing a wheel loader operator […]

April 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Worker killed in work zone backover accident in Pennsylvania

A construction worker installing guardrail along a Pennsylvania highway was killed last week when a vehicle or piece of equipment backed over him. According to a report from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 43-year-old Legrant Blackwell was in the blind spot of an unidentified “construction vehicle” inside a work zone on Route 22 in Washington County. The vehicle […]

April 13, 2015

Workforce

Construction mishap fills half-mile of Oakland creek with concrete

While crews were working to back-fill a replaced water pipe in Oakland, California, Wednesday, a bit of negligence has led to a giant mess and concern for wildlife. According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, workers were back-filling the 2 miles of the 24-inch pipe with cellular concrete when the valve at the end […]

April 10, 2015

Safety

Soil collapse buries, kills worker on NYC jobsite

A construction worker was killed earlier this week in New York City when he was buried in a soil collapse. According to DNAinfo New York, the unidentified worker was working a jobsite in the city’s Meatpacking District where crews are excavating the former site of a restaurant for the construction of a Restoration Hardware. The site […]

April 9, 2015

Safety

Filling up Ergodyne’s Chill-Its work vest with water keeps you cool on the jobsite for up to 3 days

Ergodyne is tackling heat stress prevention with its new dry evaporative cooling vest, the latest addition to the company’s Chill-Its cooling line. Using a dry evaporative technology, the vest is designed to keep workers cool and dry throughout the summer. The vest has an inner lining and an outer shell combined with mesh material on the […]

April 7, 2015

Safety

Worker killed in fall on Florida jobsite

A construction worker on a jobsite for an assisted living facility being built in Florida was killed in a fall Friday. According to a report from WWSB TV, 45-year-old Emerterio Moreno Ramirez was working on the fourth floor of the structure in Bradenton when he fell to the ground. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office told […]

April 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

Missing barricade leaves VW Bug straddling a work zone barrier in Oklahoma

The driver of a Volkswagen beetle walked away from the car shaken up but unharmed after mistakenly driving into a construction zone in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to a report from News on 6, after entering the Interstate 244 work zone, the Bug wound up straddling a concrete lane barrier, taking some heavy damage. Tulsa Police told the site […]

April 6, 2015

Safety

Worker killed in 6-story fall on New York City jobsite

While working on a jobsite in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brighton Beach in New York City, a construction worker was killed after a 60-foot fall. According to reports from the New York Post and NBC New York, the man was doing concrete work on the sixth floor of a building under construction when he fell from a […]

April 6, 2015

Safety

Construction collapse at Texas high school kills 1 worker, injures 3 others

While working at a high school in North Texas, one worker was killed and three others were injured when the frame of the athletic practice facility they were helping build collapsed. According to a report from NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, the frame of the building collapsed around 7:30 a.m. Thursday at Argyle High School. The […]

April 3, 2015

Safety

Painter killed after fall from telehandler on jobsite near San Antonio

A 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, 2015