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Worker survives being impaled by fence in fall on California jobsite

A construction worker is recovering from a serious fall that occurred last week on a jobsite near San Jose. According to a report from KRON TV, the 27-year-old worker, whom authorities have not identified, was working in Milpitas, California, as part of a directional drilling crew working on a water tower. The California Division of Occupational […]

June 10, 2015

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Longtime steelworker dies after fall from ladder in Salt Lake City

A steelworker on a crew building a new performing arts center in Salt Lake City died last month after suffering a fall from a ladder. According to a report from KSL TV, 51-year-old Richard “Richie” Pierce, fell from a height of about 20 feet on May 11. Paramedics found Pierce unconscious at the scene and he […]

June 1, 2015

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Worker slips from safety harness, survives fall into basement on Maine jobsite

A worker in Maine is fortunate to have survived a two-story fall after slipping out of his safety harness Monday. According to a report from WMTW TV, the man was working as part of a crew at the Oxford Wastewater Treatment Facility when he fell slipped and fell. At the time of the fall the worker […]

May 28, 2015

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Worker killed by fall from Dallas apartment complex

Details are scarce surrounding the death of a construction worker in Dallas last week. According to a report from CBS Dallas-Fort Worth, a worker at an apartment complex still under construction fell to his death Thursday morning. Emergency workers told the site that the worker fell from “a higher floor of the four-story Maple District […]

May 20, 2015

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Worker dies after fall from scaffolding in New York City

A construction worker died shortly after falling from scaffolding on a New York City jobsite Thursday morning. According to a report from the New York Daily News, 25-year-old Dominick Deluca was performing work on the facade of a building in Claremont in the city’s Bronx borough. The paper reports Deluca lost his footing and fell about […]

May 15, 2015

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Worker killed in attempt to jump from stalled lift on NYC jobsite

A worker on a crew building a luxury hotel in New York City was killed Tuesday when he fell 24 stories down an elevator shaft. According to a report from the New York Daily News, 25-year-old Christian Ginesi and one other worker were attempting to install an elevator door frame at the Riu Hotel Times Square when their lift car […]

May 7, 2015

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Worker killed in second-story fall from California casino jobsite

A worker was killed Wednesday afternoon after falling two stories at a casino construction site in Santa Ynez, California. According to a report from the Lompoc Record, 45-year-old steelworker Dave Goldsberry fell from scaffolding on the second story of a tower under construction at the Chumash Casino Resort. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Goldsberry was employed […]

April 30, 2015

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Carpenter killed in 80-foot fall on Philadelphia jobsite

While working on a high-rise project in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood, a worker fell to his death Friday According to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer, the unidentified man was a carpenter working from 80 feet up on the tower project at Cira Centre. He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after […]

April 20, 2015

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Worker killed in fall on Florida jobsite

A construction worker on a jobsite for an assisted living facility being built in Florida was killed in a fall Friday. According to a report from WWSB TV, 45-year-old Emerterio Moreno Ramirez was working on the fourth floor of the structure in Bradenton when he fell to the ground. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office told […]

April 7, 2015

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Worker killed in 6-story fall on New York City jobsite

While working on a jobsite in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brighton Beach in New York City, a construction worker was killed after a 60-foot fall. According to reports from the New York Post and NBC New York, the man was doing concrete work on the sixth floor of a building under construction when he fell from a […]

April 6, 2015

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Painter killed after fall from telehandler on jobsite near San Antonio

A painter working from a platform on a jobsite near San Antonio died Tuesday, succumbing to injuries from a fall. According to a report from the San Antonio Express-News, Victor Echartea-Medina, 41, was responsive en route to the hospital but later died. Echartea-Medina was working from, “a platform at the end of a large multistory forklift,” likely […]

April 2, 2015

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Ironworker dies after fall at NYC mansion renovation

Following a fall from a ladder suffered while working on a major home renovation on New York City’s Upper East Side, a construction worker died from his injuries over the weekend. According to a report from the New York Post, the unidentified ironworker was, “installing a plate under a second-floor balcony,” when he fell from a […]

March 26, 2015