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Roadbuilding
No charges filed after woman kills construction worker
No charges will be filed against a 23-year-old female who is accused of hitting and killing a construction worker on Cahaba River Road in Birmingham, Alabama, according to ABC3340. The construction worker, Chance Richard Rollan, 20, was just doing his job directing traffic for a road-widening project when he was hit by a car driven […]
January 23, 2015
Business
Four red flags you’re ruining your construction crew’s productivity
“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” –Theodore Roosevelt Conventional wisdom tells us a strong business needs a strong leader. A decisive and dynamic leader is the most […]
January 23, 2015
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Safety
After being speared in the head by a huge piece of rebar, this guy probably won’t forget his hard hat again
A Chinese construction worker has somehow survived having a massive piece of rebar becoming lodged in his head. According to the New York Post, Cai Hanzhong, 32, was working on a first floor staircase within a building under construction in Xi’an, a city in northwest China. Suddenly, a piece of rebar fell and speared him in the head, […]
January 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Cincinnati bridge collapse kills construction worker, injures truck driver
A construction worker has been killed and a truck driver was injured following the collapse of an overpass in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to NBC News. The cause of the accident is still being investigated, but city officials are calling it a “workplace accident.” “Something went wrong and a tragedy has occurred,” Cincinnati City Manager Harry […]
January 20, 2015
Photo from the scene of the accident. | Credit: Jackie Congedo, Twitter.
Roadbuilding
Road worker crushed and killed by concrete lane barrier
A construction worker was killed in an odd and tragic accident last week in Maryland when he was killed by a concrete lane barrier. The unidentified worker was on a crew with Annapolis Junction-based contractor Corman Construction working “to stabilize a portion of Route 24 in Rocks State Park,” according to a report from The […]
January 20, 2015
The jobsite at Rocks State Park, Maryland, where a worker was killed by a falling jersey barrier. Credit: The Dagger.
Safety
Road worker crushed and killed by falling concrete lane barrier in Maryland
A construction worker was killed in an odd and tragic accident last week in Maryland when he was killed by a concrete lane barrier. The unidentified worker was on a crew with Annapolis Junction-based contractor Corman Construction working “to stabilize a portion of Route 24 in Rocks State Park,” according to a report from The Dagger. […]
January 20, 2015
Safety
Airplane hangar collapse injures 2 construction workers in New Jersey
Two construction workers were injured in a scary incident in New Jersey Friday morning when the airplane hangar they were helping build collapsed. The workers were part of a crew building a hangar at the Morristown Municipal Airport, according to a report from NBC New York. One of the workers was atop the structure when it […]
January 19, 2015
Workforce
These 2 construction crews were instrumental in helping firefighters save lives in Baltimore, Minnesota house fires
Construction workers in Baltimore and a small Maine town used their skills for a slightly different but heroic purpose earlier this week and the week prior: coming to the aid of firefighters. First, after seeing a fire break out at a Baltimore row house Tuesday afternoon, a group of construction workers rushed into the flames […]
January 15, 2015
In this still of a report from WBAL TV, Baltimore firefighters thank a group of construction workers for their heroism in saving a man and two children from a row house fire Tuesday afternoon.
Workforce
Shortage of skilled construction workers delays completion of Iowa biofuel plant
An Iowa biofuel plant is the latest major construction project to fall victim to the widespread shortage of skilled workers in the U.S. According to a report from the Ames Tribune, DuPont has delayed the completion date of a cellulosic ethanol plant the company is building in the city of Nevada, Iowa. The $200 million plant, […]
January 15, 2015
Construction in process on the DuPont biofuel plant in Nevada, Iowa.
Construction Equipment
Narwhal tusk smuggling conspiracy lands New Jersey construction worker in prison for 33 months
A construction worker from New Jersey has been convicted and sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for his role in a narwhal tusk smuggling operation. According to a report from the Bangor Daily News, in addition to his jail time, Andrew J. Zarauskas, 61, of Union, New Jersey, was also ordered to pay a fine […]
January 12, 2015
The giant tusks of Narwhals are seen while the whales breach in Arctic waters. Credit: Paul Nicklen/National Geographic/World Wildlife Foundation
Workforce
Houston construction worker shot in another jobsite robbery
For the third time in the last few weeks a construction worker has been shot by armed robbers while on the job, this time in Houston. According to a report from ABC 13, two workers were working on a northeast Houston jobsite for the St. Andrews Ministry Center Wednesday morning when two men dressed in black approached them […]
January 9, 2015
In this still from ABC 13 video, the jobsite where one worker was shot in a Wednesday morning robbery is seen.
Workforce
Construction worker shot and killed in robbery on Chicago jobsite
A construction worker and father of two was tragically shot and killed on the job Sunday night in Chicago’s Englewood community. According to a report from the Chicago Sun Times, Miguel Haro, 44, was part of a crew working to rehab a home. He was working with one other man “when two robbers walked up […]
December 23, 2014
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