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Critics aside, OSHA has drastically reduced worker deaths and injuries since its inception (INFOGRAPHIC)

The Occupational Safety and Health Act was signed into law in 1970, bringing about OSHA. And though the agency gets its fair share of grief over its stream of regulations from construction firms and contractors (much of it rightly so), the organization has overall had a very positive impact on what it means to be […]

June 4, 2014

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Construction worker killed by backhoe in Connecticut trench accident

A construction worker in Windsor, Connecticut was killed Friday in a tragic trench accident. Danny King, 51, was working inside a trench Friday afternoon as part of a water line replacement project when he was crushed between a backhoe and a trench box, according to a report from NBC Connecticut. Paramedics made attempts to save […]

June 3, 2014

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2 construction workers die after 80-foot fall from crane near San Francisco

Two men working on a bridge construction site near San Francisco died Friday morning after falling 80 feet from a crane. According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, the men were inside a basket being hoisted up by the crane when the basket fell, plunging into timber covering a 30-foot hole. The accident came […]

June 2, 2014

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Following 4 deaths in 4 days, Cal/OSHA launches special inspections across San Francisco construction sites

In a span of just four days, May 18-May 21, four construction workers died on San Francisco-area construction sites, prompting the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration to launch a special region-wide inspection of construction sites. The agency announced Monday that it has deployed investigators to sites throughout the Bay Area to “determine whether adequate […]

May 28, 2014

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Construction worker killed by falling rebar in San Diego

A construction worker preparing to pour concrete forms at a rental car center near the San Diego International Aiport was killed Tuesday morning. The worker was killed by falling rebar while working on the construction of a $223 million consolidated rental car center, according to a report from NBC 7 San Diego. The unidentified, 29-year-old […]

May 22, 2014

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Painter dies after 50-foot fall on Virginia construction site

While working at a site in Lynchburg, Virginia, the owner of a painting company fell to his death. Donnie Lee Bryant Sr., owner of D.L. Paint Contracting Company, was painting about 50 feet up on a building being constructed when he fell on May 3, reports WDBJ TV. According to a release from the Lynchburg […]

May 15, 2014

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Worker killed at World Cup construction site brings tally to 8 deaths

Eight construction workers have died during the construction of the soccer stadiums that will host the World Cup in Brazil, the latest dying in an electrical accident. Muhammad Ali Maciel, 32, died from cardiorespiratory arrest some 30 minutes after suffering an electric shock at the site of Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, according to a report from […]

May 13, 2014

Business

Work zone crash on I-69 in Indiana kills 2 construction workers

Two highway construction workers died Friday morning in a work zone crash on Interstate 69 in Fishers, Indiana, WANE TV reports. According to the report, the workers were cleaning up their work zone in a southbound lane when the driver of a pickup truck struck the two men. The workers were employed by Rieth-Riley Construction—not the Indiana […]

May 12, 2014

Safety

Construction worker killed in early morning hit-and-run in Alabama work zone

A construction worker died early Friday morning after a vehicle struck him in a highway work zone in Hoover, Alabama, AL.com reports. The incident occurred on Interstate 459 around 3:40 a.m., the location of an Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) paving project. RELATED: How construction worker can stay safe inside busy construction work zones AL.com reports that […]

May 5, 2014

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Worker killed after falling into water-filled pit at Ohio bridge construction site

A construction worker was killed last week in a strange and tragic accident at a bridge construction site near Proctorville, Ohio. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office tells WSAZ TV 45-year-old worker Bradley D. Jenkins, of Otway, Ohio, was “working on a drill bit” near the foot of the bridge when the ground slipped beneath him causing him […]

May 2, 2014

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OSHA offers range of fall prevention resources in upcoming National Safety Stand-Down

While Equipment World covers a range of topics in our online and print safety articles, one area I like to make sure I write about regularly is fall prevention. The reason is simple. Although falls are one of the most preventable types of accidents, they’re also the number one cause of fatalities in construction; accounting […]

April 23, 2014

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Construction worker dies after 10-story fall from NYC roof

A construction worker died Monday afternoon after falling 10 stories in New York City. The man was working on the roof of an office building in midtown Manhattan before falling and landing on scaffolding 25 feet above the sidewalk, according to a report from the Assoicated Press via NBC New York. The cause of the […]

April 15, 2014