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Safety

Excavator operator drowns after machine slides into Iowa lake

A worker operating an excavator on the bank of a lake in Iowa drowned last week after his machine slid into the water. According to a report from KWQC TV, the worker, whose name was not released, was operating the excavator on the bank of Lake Mathes in Middletown, Iowa on November 4 when the […]

November 10, 2014

Safety

Construction worker killed after garbage truck rams into back of pickup, knocking it off of New Orleans bridge

As a road construction crew worked last week along the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in New Orleans, a garbage truck barreled through the work zone and rammed into the back of a pickup following along behind workers. According to a report from NOLA.com, the pickup was hit so hard it was knocked over the railing of […]

November 9, 2014

Safety

Tape measure falls 50 stories, kills worker on New Jersey construction site

A freak accident claimed the life of a construction worker in New Jersey earlier this week, illustrating the dangers of the jobsite and providing a stark reminder to all workers on the importance of always wearing a hard hat. According to a report from the Associated Press, a 1-pound tape measure fell from the belt […]

November 6, 2014

Safety

Brick facade collapses, kills worker, injures 2 others employed by unlicensed contractor in Chicago

One worker is dead and two others were injured in Chicago last week when the brick facade of a building they were working on collapsed. According to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, the workers “were making changes to the building’s facade” when it suddenly collapsed on top of them. A 44-year-old worker and a 30-year-old […]

November 2, 2014

Safety

Contractor killed in tragic double utility trench collapse in Michigan

Police near Detroit were nearly able to save a contractor from a collapsed trench before the trench collapsed again, killing him. Leland Rumph, 59, was the owner of Rumph Construction Inc. He and a crew were using a backhoe to dig a 20-foot-deep trench down to a sewer line in an empty lot in Gross […]

October 31, 2014

Safety

Backhoe operator killed by his machine in odd accident

A backhoe operator in Phoenix was found dead earlier this week in an accident with little in the way of explanation. According to a report from azfamily.com, the operator’s co-workers went looking for him and found him dead, somehow becoming “tangled up” in the hydraulic arms in either the backhoe’s stick or boom. His co-workers […]

October 30, 2014

Safety

Death of road construction worker in hit and run leads South Carolina law enforcement to beef up patrols near work zones

Sheriff’s deputies and the South Carolina Highway Patrol have decided to increase their presence near road construction work zones in the wake of a hit-and-run that took the life of a worker last week. Barry Asbury, 53, was killed while working on a repaving project on South Carolina Highway 170 in Okatie, according to a […]

October 28, 2014

Safety

Construction worker killed following semi truck crash into Ohio work zone

A construction worker who was badly injured in a work zone crash has died nearly a month after the accident. According to a report from WTVG, Bradley Friffitt, 40, died Monday night from injuries sustained after he was struck by a semi truck on September 19. The driver of the semi truck fell asleep and […]

October 14, 2014

Safety

Equipment rollover kills construction worker in Iowa

A construction worker was killed in an apparent rollover accident involving an an unspecified piece of construction equipment in northeast Iowa Tuesday afternoon. Police identified the worker as Daniel Lewis Uhl, 49. According to a report from KTIV TV, Uhl was operating “a large piece of earthmoving equipment” before the machine rolled over and pinned […]

October 8, 2014

Safety

Construction worker killed in roller-compactor rollover in Maryland

A construction worker involved in a rollover accident while operating a roller-compactor in Sparks, Maryland, last week has died of his injuries. The worker, 64-year-old Michael Ray Mathews, was using the compactor to flatten a pile of dirt when the pile collapsed, according to a report from WBAL TV. The machine rolled over and pinned […]

October 7, 2014

Safety

Construction worker killed after being hit by dump truck on Georgia interstate

A construction worker was killed over the weekend in Rockdale, Georgia after being hit by a dump truck. Tristram Harvey, 51, was killed inside of a road work zone on Interstate 20 after being backed over by the truck, according to a report from the Rockdale News. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, the Georgia […]

September 30, 2014

Safety

Construction worker dies after fall down flight of stairs in Georgia

An accident earlier this week in Roswell, Georgia shows how construction workers must remain vigilant about safety even when they’re not operating or around heavy machinery and tools. The Roswell Police Departmet tells MyFoxAtlanta.com that a construction worker at a jobsite for a condo under construction was killed Tuesday when he fell down a flight […]

September 26, 2014