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Safety

Compactor operator killed in machine rollover on Mississippi jobsite

A worker was killed earlier this month in an equipment rollover in Mississippi. WHBQ TV reports 35-year-old Antonio Thompson was working on a residential jobsite at a new subdivision in Southaven when the accident occurred around noon on October 13. According to a report form WMC TV, co-workers say Thompson was operating a soil compactor near the […]

October 28, 2015

Safety

Retaining wall collapse kills worker near San Diego

A retaining wall collapse claimed the life of a construction worker earlier this month near San Diego. According to reports from Fox 5, 56-year-old Kenneth Schultz was killed while compacting dirt in a drainage channel at the site for a future FedEx distribution center in Oceanside the morning of October 13. As Schultz worked, a […]

October 27, 2015

Safety

Worker backed over and killed by dozer on Florida jobsite

A worker on a residential jobsite in Florida was killed recently when he was crushed by a bulldozer. According to the St. Petersburg Times, 27-year-old Justin H. Smith, was killed while working at a jobsite for an apartment complex in the city’s Gateway area. Smith was backed over by a bulldozer being operated by 37-year-old Albert […]

October 26, 2015

Construction Equipment

Builder bots like the Swiss ‘IF’ could be the answer to the skilled worker shortage. And they’re not far off

If you have toured an automotive or heavy-equipment factory, those robotic welding machines probably impressed you. These multi-jointed arms reach, swing, dance and swivel around to weld dozens of joints on an assembly, often within just a few seconds. The robot always lays down a perfect bead or tack, it works many times faster than […]

October 23, 2015

Construction Equipment

Excavator rides a landslide into the jungle

A couple weeks ago we saw an excavator operator escape a hillside collapse while staying inside his machine. Today’s video is pretty much the reverse of that situation entirely. While the previous operator was working beneath a crumbling hillside, today’s operator is working atop the earth deteriorating beneath him. And rather than keep cool and […]

October 23, 2015

Technology

How Caterpillar is developing virtual and augmented reality to design and service heavy equipment

We are in the midst of a transition between ages. Data is everywhere. Computers will soon be in nearly every pocket and screens are increasingly being strapped to more and more wrists and heads. Even our homes, a thing that you wouldn’t necessarily have pegged as a data-intensive environment, have become Smart with a capital […]

October 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ohio DOT releases video featuring mother of road worker killed to raise awareness of “Move Over” law

Mark Kiper had only been working his summer job as a seasonal employee at the Ohio Department of Transportation for two weeks when he was struck and killed by a vehicle. He was a high school valedictorian, college athlete and a dean’s list student, as his mother Joan explains in a new video from ODOT. She recalls that her son […]

October 22, 2015

Construction Equipment

A heavy hauler’s guide for managing load distribution: Keeping things in balance

To help heavy haulers manage load distribution and vehicle weight, they need to know a few key items about their vehicle and its load: The empty weight of the vehicle. The weight of the load. Usually, the load weight is on the paperwork. Vehicle weight and load weight provide the driver an idea of gross […]

October 21, 2015

Construction Equipment

Bobcat unveils Trimble 3D grade control for M-Series, a first for compact loaders

In big earthmoving jobs 3D GPS machine control on dozers and motor graders has proven its worth. Now Bobcat is bringing that same precision and performance to the compact end of the equipment scale with its new 3D grade control system. The company announced last week it is adding the option of using a Trimble […]

October 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

Worker dies after being struck by object falling from crane in Florida work zone

A Florida construction worker died Friday when an object fell 50 feet from a crane and struck him. According to WESH, 25-year-old Guillermo Solis, an employee of Lane Construction Corp., was working on a road widening and reconstruction project in Ocoee when the accident happened. “He was transported via ambulance to Health Central nearby. Unfortunately, […]

October 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

Sticking Point: Endangered cacti cause rerouting of road construction in Iowa

The plans for a road set to be built in Iowa had to be changed recently because of endangered cacti growing along the planned route. The Sioux City Journal reported the Iowa Department of Natural Resources decided to accept a plan to build around the field south of Sioux City to protect the more than 100 bigroot prickly pear cactus plants […]

October 20, 2015

Safety

Worker killed while remote control steering rear dolly in concrete beam transport

A construction worker in Florida was killed recently in an accident that occurred as crews were moving heavy concrete beams down an Interstate entrance ramp. According to a report from the Naples News, on October 5, crews were assisting three tractor trailers, each hauling 94-ton concrete beams, as they moved to a highway work zone on […]

October 19, 2015