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Safety

Excavator operator killed after machine becomes submerged in pond on Houston jobsite

An excavator operator was killed on a jobsite near Houston last week when his machine sunk in a retention pond. According to a report from KTRK TV, the unidentified worker was operating the excavator when mud beneath the machine gave way, causing it to become submerged in 12 feet of water. As you can see […]

December 23, 2015

Workforce

Massive scaffolding collapse injures 6 workers in Houston

Much less catastrophic scaffolding collapses than the one captured in the footage below have proven deadly. And yet the workers involved in this collapse, which occurred last month at a luxury apartment building under construction in Houston, escaped without a single death. Houston’s KTRK obtained eyewitness footage of the collapse which shows scaffolding across one […]

November 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Zachry-Odebrecht Parkway Builders JV disposes assets from $1.1 billion SH99 Grand Parkway Project

As it closes out the massive $1.1 billion SH99 Grand Parkway Project road project in Houston, Texas, during the next few months, the Zachry-Odebrecht Parkway Builders construction joint venture needs to dispose of more than 900 machines. The assets, purchased new during the project that began in 2013, include cranes boom lifts, dozers, wheel loaders, […]

October 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT bridge worker dangles from nearly 200 feet before being rescued in Houston

A Texas Department of Transportation subcontractor had to be rescued after he fell while working under the Houston Slip Channel Bridge and was left dangling below. According to KPRC in Houston, Rex Godsey was doing maintenance work when he slipped and fell October 7. Still attached to his safety harness, he dangled 175 feet above the Houston […]

October 12, 2015

Workforce

Family of Houston worker shot on jobsite offers large reward for capture of his killer

The family of a 19-year-old construction worker killed on a Houston jobsite is offering a large reward for the capture of his killer. Frank Medrano was working alone inside a house under construction in February when a man walked onto the jobsite and attempted to rob him. The encounter ended with the suspect shooting and killed Medrano […]

April 15, 2015

Workforce

Bricklayers rescue man from burning car near Houston

A crew of bricklayers near Houston didn’t hesitate to drop their trowels and shovels last week and run toward a burning car in order to rescue the driver who likely would have been burned alive without their help. According to a report from KHOU TV, the bricklayers were building a fence in a Sugar Land subdivision […]

January 5, 2015

Safety

Construction worker rescued from pit scaffolding after suffering cardiac arrest

Firefighters rescued a construction worker Monday afternoon after he suffered a heart attack on a downtown Houston jobsite. According to a report from KTRK TV, the worker was on scaffolding inside of a pit that is part of the excavation work for a new convention center hotel in the city. The man was about 20 […]

August 27, 2014

Construction Equipment

Houston police cut 60 bricks of marijuana out of an excavator in drug bust (PHOTOS)

It took several hours and a blow torch to bear the theory out, but police in Houston followed up a hunch during a traffic stop and discovered 60 bricks of marijuana packed inside the boom and arm of an excavator. According to a report from KHOU TV, police made what was a routine traffic stop […]

June 17, 2014

Safety

Construction worker’s harrowing rescue from massive fire in Houston caught on tape

A $50 million luxury apartment complex under construction in Houston was reduced to ashes Tuesday afternoon by a five-alarm fire that raged for nearly two and-a-half hours. There were 90 construction workers in the building when the fire started and all were evacuated safety and without injury. However, there was an extremely close call when […]

March 26, 2014

Business

How Immigration reform could bring an end to construction’s skilled worker shortage

What’s “step one” in ending the skilled worker shortage currently plaguing construction companies across the U.S.? If you ask Stan Marek, it’s immigration reform. Marek, the CEO of Houston-based Marek Construction, recently penned a fantastic blog post discussing the necessity of immigration reform to the construction industry’s future. With more than 30 million men and […]

January 6, 2014

Roadbuilding

AED names Brian P. McGuire as president, CEO

Associated Equipment Distributors has appointed Brian P. McGuire as its new president and CEO. He will begin his duties January 6 and will be located at AED’s headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois. McGuire, 43, most recently served as president of the Tooling and Manufacturing Association. His other experience includes senior regional manager of Illinois and […]

November 26, 2013

Business

Construction booming in Texas thanks to solid economy

A recent report from Business Investors Daily takes an in-depth look at the booming construction industry in Texas, saying the state’s expanding economy is driving the boom. Noting the fact that the state “sat out of the housing bubble” and is currently enjoying the benefits of an energy boom as well, the report notes that […]

November 14, 2013