Tag: construction site accidents

Business

Jobsite shootout erupts in Texas when foreman returns fire from disgruntled construction worker

Police in Austin, Texas say a man recently fired from a construction project returned to the jobsite Wednesday and opened fire, sparking a shootout that left both he and the site foreman injured. The shooting occurred just before noon on Wednesday, according to a report from KXAN TV, and began when the disgruntled worker began […]

May 2, 2014

Construction Equipment

5-alarm fire engulfs San Francisco construction site, burns through the night

A six-story apartment complex under construction in San Francisco was engulfed in flames Tuesday afternoon and burned throughout the night, according to a report from the San Francsico Chronicle. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes White said it was the largest fire the city has seen in several years. Huge plumes of smoke could be seen towering […]

March 12, 2014

Safety

Excavator operator survives after being speared in head by steel pole

Exposed rebar on a jobsite near Sydney, Austrailia pierced the floor of an excavator cabin and speared the operator in the head last week. And somehow, he survived. According to a report from the Sydney Morning Herald, the pole came up through the floor of the excavator before it “curved around and struck him in […]

August 19, 2013