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Construction Equipment
Construction worker rolled over by equipment and killed while laying asphalt in Arkansas
A worker in Batesville, Arkansas was killed earlier this month when he was rolled over by a piece of equipment. John Garner, 52, was killed while construction crews were laying asphalt, according to a report from KAIT TV. Authorities say Garner was helping with the construction when a “piece of rolling equipment” flipped and rolled […]
August 19, 2014
Safety
Contractor drowns when skid steer topples into river in Colorado
A contractor was killed in Durango, Colorado earlier this week after the skid steer he was operating toppled into the Animas River. The contractor, identified as Charles William Huntoon Jr., 32, was the owner of CH Propterty Service and was clearing brush near the bank of the river, according to a report from The Durango Herald. A […]
August 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
4 dead after semi hits stopped vehicles
Four people, including an 11-year-old girl, are dead after the driver of a semi-truck hit three stopped vehicles on Interstate 55 in Illinois. Four people who were in stopped vehicles due to traffic were killed. The names of the victims are: Ulrike P. Blopleh, 48, of Channahon; Vicky L. Palacios, 54, of Coal City; Kimberly K. […]
July 23, 2014
Roadbuilding
Traffic deaths down nearly 23 percent since 2005
Traffic deaths in the United States fell nearly 23 percent between 2005 and 2012 according to a study done by the University of Michigan’s Transportation Institute. The study mostly credits safer automobiles and advanced technologies such as anti-lock brakes, collision-avoidance systems and stability control. “There are many factors at play here,” said Dr. Michael Sivak, […]
July 17, 2014
Safety
Construction worker killed by backhoe in Connecticut trench accident
A construction worker in Windsor, Connecticut was killed Friday in a tragic trench accident. Danny King, 51, was working inside a trench Friday afternoon as part of a water line replacement project when he was crushed between a backhoe and a trench box, according to a report from NBC Connecticut. Paramedics made attempts to save […]
June 3, 2014
Safety
Painter dies after 50-foot fall on Virginia construction site
While working at a site in Lynchburg, Virginia, the owner of a painting company fell to his death. Donnie Lee Bryant Sr., owner of D.L. Paint Contracting Company, was painting about 50 feet up on a building being constructed when he fell on May 3, reports WDBJ TV. According to a release from the Lynchburg […]
May 15, 2014
Workforce
The construction industry now accounts for the most U.S. workplace deaths thanks to a 5% increase in 2012
With 775 fatal injuries in 2012, private construction rose to the top of all U.S. industries in the number of workplace deaths, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Deaths in the construction industry were up 5 percent from 2011—the first increase after five consecutive years of declines. Since 2006, construction deaths […]
August 26, 2013
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