Tag: construction fatalities: Page 2

Death by Trench

If you’re on the jobsite, OSHA could fine you even if the victim is not your employee

June 12, 2018

Death by Trench

OSHA Partnerships: If you’re good at safety, here’s a way to get better

June 12, 2018

Death by Trench

OSHA can help with consultation and training

June 12, 2018

Death by Trench

What to expect when an OSHA compliance officer investigates

June 11, 2018

Death by Trench

Not So Great Escapes: Trench collapse survivors live with fear, disabilities and recriminations

In gritty detail, the survivors of trench collapses share their stories with the hope that their moments of terror save the life of another.

June 11, 2018

Home

First on the scene: Trench rescues are methodical, labor intensive and often unsuccessful

June 11, 2018

Death by Trench

Buried alive in Blue Earth County: How one contractor’s missteps took one life, shattered others and ruined his business.

June 6, 2018

Roadbuilding

Snooper truck overturns on I-84 on-ramp, crushes bridge inspector in Connecticut

A bridge inspector for the Connecticut Department of Transportation died Wednesday after his snooper truck tipped over on an interstate on-ramp and crushed him. According to NBC Connecticut, William Shook was standing between the truck and the bridge railing as he retracted the truck’s arm and bucket when the truck began to tip. The 31-ton […]

August 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

One killed, one injured after wall collapses during road-widening project in Arizona

One worker was killed and another was critically injured August 21 in Arizona when a wall collapsed atop them during the demolition of a building for a Tucson road-widening project. The Arizona Daily Star is reporting that the two workers were standing against a 15-foot load-bearing wall while the building was being demolished with a back hoe for the project. The wall collapsed, […]

August 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Construction worker drowns after boat tips on New York bridge project

A New York construction worker drowned Monday after the boat he was doing bridge work in tipped over. According to the Democrat and Chronicle, a 35-year-old man was working for the Pike Company on the Inner Loop Bridge in Rochester, New York, from a small boat in the Genesee River. The boat tipped and the worker fell […]

June 26, 2015

Roadbuilding

Worker struck and killed by dump truck inside Massachusetts work zone

A construction worker was struck and killed along a Massachusetts highway early Wednesday. According to a report from MassLive.com, the unidentified worker was hit by a dump truck inside work zone on the southbound side of Interstate 91 in Holyoke. The Massachusetts State Police are investigating the incident but have not yet given details on what […]

June 11, 2015

Safety

Interactive map of workplace deaths a stark reminder of construction’s dangers

An interactive map that seeks to plot out all available reports of workplace deaths in the U.S. during 2014 offers a sobering reminder of just how dangerous construction work can be. The map, eleased on Workers Memorial Day (April 28) earlier this year, is published by Global Worker Watch (GWW) and is composed through the efforts of researchers scouring media reports, […]

June 10, 2015