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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

A still from footage shot by KHOU shows the scene of the shooting that claimed Medrano’s life.

Construction Equipment

University of Florida pitchers arrested for climbing crane on campus jobsite

We get the appeal of operating cranes. We do. The views some jobs offer are unparalleled by any other profession out there. But what we don’t get is the maddening urge that apparently comes over some people when passing by a construction site to scale one of these machines and see what happens. Especially when […]

April 14, 2015

Crane looking up

Construction mishap fills half-mile of Oakland creek with concrete

While crews were working to back-fill a replaced water pipe in Oakland, California, Wednesday, a bit of negligence has led to a giant mess and concern for wildlife. According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, workers were back-filling the 2 miles of the 24-inch pipe with cellular concrete when the valve at the end […]

April 10, 2015

A look at the spill from KRON 4 TV footage.

Work stopped at Texas high school after second construction worker is killed in 4 days

A second construction worker has been killed in less than a week on a construction project at a Texas high school. According to a report from NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, 22-year-old worker Daniel Moran was killed when he was run over by an 18-wheeler at Argyle High School. Adding to the tragedy, the truck was being driven […]

April 8, 2015

The jobsite and truck involved in the accident are seen in this still from NBC footage.

Concrete workers save 2 children from burning home in Iowa

After seeing signs of fire at a home near their Iowa jobsite, two concrete workers braved the blaze Monday afternoon to save two children. According to a report from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Travis Moen and Ryan Siems were working on a driveway installation in Evansdale when they noticed a nearby duplex was burning. After attempting to […]

April 8, 2015

The scene of the fire. Credit: Matthew Putney/WCF Courier

Worker finds noose on Connecticut hospital construction site

Police in Connecticut are investigating the discovery of a noose on a construction site as a possible hate crime. According to a report from the Associated Press, a worker with Turner Construction found a noose on a jobsite for the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington Wednesday. Work on the site was stopped for […]

April 6, 2015

Construction at UConn Health Center in Farmington was stopped after a noose was found on the jobsite, seen in this still from NBC.

Ohio DOT uses “work zone simulation room” to show drivers the dangers of road construction

Construction can be a dangerous job and when you throw in people in a hurry driving alongside you, it becomes exponentially more dangerous. Citing data saying 23 highway workers are killed each month in the U.S., the Ohio Department of Transportation invited the public to get a feel for just how dangerous road work can […]

April 1, 2015

Construction worker braves house fire to rescue mother, 3 children in Indianapolis

Overwhelmed by smoke at the back door of a burning Indianapolis home, Bill Spurr wasn’t sure what his next move would be. Luckily, a pickup carrying just what he would need was about to pull up. According to a report from WRTV 6, Spurr, a construction worker who noticed the home burning from nearby, rushed […]

March 31, 2015

In this still from WRTV footage, the ladder used in the rescue is seen as firefighters investigate the home.

Workers hit gas line sparking massive explosion in NYC: 3 buildings collapse, 25 injured

A massive explosion that rocked New York City Thursday, causing the collapse of three buildings and injuring 25 people, has been traced back to a gas line accidentally hit by construction workers in an East Village sushi restaurant. According to a report from NBC New York, in the wake of the explosion, two people are […]

March 27, 2015

Credit: FDNY via Twitter

Construction worker arrested after attacking co-worker with forklift in Texas

A worker on a Texas jobite was fortunate to have survived an attack last week after an apparent disagreement led a co-worker to attack him with a forklift. According to a report from KWTX, Baylor police arrested and charged Jason Dale Matus, 37, with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on March 18. Police told […]

March 26, 2015

Gravel truck on California jobsite overturns, kills pregnant woman in her driveway

In a tragic accident earlier this week, a pregnant woman asked by a construction crew to move her car was killed when a gravel truck overturned. According to reports from KPIX TV and the San Francisco Chronicle, 32-year-old Linsey Combs was asked to move her car farther away from a city sidewalk project around 1 […]

March 25, 2015

A still from KPIX shows the overturned trailer atop the car.

Construction crew rips roof from wrong residence near Cleveland

Your roof. It’s not necessarily something you think about unless it’s leaking or you’re installing one. Or, in the case of one particular Cleveland man, it’s being torn off your home. According to the Cleveland.com police blotter for the city of Avon, a construction crew made the following costly mistake: “A man called and said […]

March 20, 2015

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