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Safety

Worker killed when rebar falls 130 feet, strikes him in the head

A large piece of rebar fell from a crane on a Lincoln, Nebraska jobsite, killing a construction worker on the ground below. According to a report from the Lincoln Journal Star, 41-year-old Michael Snider was killed June 24 when the “rebar fell 130 feet and hit him on top of the head.” “His hard hat is […]

July 6, 2015

Workforce

Construction jobs flat in June; unemployment drops

Following two months of gains, the U.S. construction industry saw no job losses or gains in June. According to preliminary data from the Labor Department, construction employment remained at 6.380 million Americans. The industry’s unemployment rate, however, dropped from 6.7 percent to 6.3 percent. The new data also revised downward the employment figure for May from the previously […]

July 3, 2015

Business

U.S. construction spending continues climb; up 0.8% in May

Nonresidential projects again led to a sizable gain in U.S. construction spending during May, according to preliminary estimates from the Commerce Department. Spending rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.035 trillion, the highest figure since October 2008 and an increase of 8.2 percent over May 2014. Total residential construction spending rose 0.3 percent to a rate of $366 billion […]

July 2, 2015

Safety

Worker killed when saw kicks back during trench work in Connecticut

A construction worker on a Connecticut jobsite was killed last week during a trench accident involving a saw. According to a report from WTNH TV, 57-year-old Antonio Simoes was killed on the morning of June 25 while working as part of a Manafort Construction crew on a project at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford. Police and […]

July 2, 2015

Business

Refocused by military service, New Jersey contractor rebuild’s company culture, transforms his business

While most people deal with work as one of life’s harsh necessities, Jason Ciavarro not only puts in the hours, he relishes them. “Work is where I find my joy and passion,” he says with a smile from the end of a conference room table at the offices of Supreme Metro Corporation in South Plainfield, New Jersey, office. […]

July 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

Semi truck plows into I-95 work zone, equipment, killing one worker

A construction worker was killed in Maryland last week when a semi-truck crashed into a work zone along Interstate 95. According to a report from WTOP radio, a tractor trailer in the northbound lane “failed to follow a bend in the road,” sending the truck crashing into “an attenuator truck with a flashing arrow.” The […]

July 1, 2015

Construction Equipment

Vandals pee in cabs of contractor’s equipment, ride a bike down newly-poured sidewalk in Michigan

A contractor in Michigan recently endured a rough week where thousands of dollars of vandalism was done to equipment and finished work. According to a report from the Traverse City Record-Eagle, vandals began the week of June 15 by tipping over porta-potties at the site of a sidewalk project being performed by Team Elmer’s, a firm […]

July 1, 2015

Safety

Skanska incorporates stretching, light exercise into toolbox talks, sees huge decrease in worker injuries

With one senior vice president saying the program, “has become a team sport,” for the company, construction giant Skanska USA’s Stretch & Flex program has proven to be much more than an agreeable way for employees to start the day. According to a report from The Tampa Tribune, in the last year, the company’s Northeast team […]

July 1, 2015

Oils & lubricants

PHOTOS: Tearing apart a Detroit Diesel DD15 engine to see how well it holds up with the new PC-11 lube oil

A massive amount of lab work goes into formulating a new heavy-duty diesel engine oil. But when the guys in the white coats have had their say, every prototype oil goes through extensive field trials. Shell Lubricants has put about 40-million miles on some 450 vehicles to field test its oil for the upcoming PC-11 […]

June 30, 2015

Safety

Despite harnesses, 2 workers killed by fall from scaffolding in Iowa

Two workers are dead as the result of a fall from scaffolding on an Ames, Iowa jobsite. According to a report from Iowa State Daily, 35-year-old Javier Hernandez and Alfredo Jarez, unknown age, were killed while working on the construction of a luxury apartment complex for students at Iowa State University. Ames Police officers responded to […]

June 29, 2015

Technology

Drones, on-demand: DroneBase pilot rentals let construction firms reap benefits of aerial imaging without risk

If the momentum of unmanned aircraft and the subsequent uptick of interest in the technology seen from the construction industry in the last few years are any indication, skilled drone pilots might soon become as valuable on jobsites as skilled dozer and excavator operators are now. In fact, Dan Burton is banking on that very […]

June 26, 2015

Workforce

Shortage of skilled workers has pushed up construction costs

The immediate effect of the skilled worker shortage impacting the U.S. construction industry for the last two years was a slowdown in work. Demand rose and backlogs increased as firms struggled to find enough workers to tackle new jobs. But now, a new wrinkle is being pointed to by a development executive. Lydia Tan, senior […]

June 26, 2015