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Safety
Painter killed after fall from telehandler on jobsite near San Antonio
A painter working from a platform on a jobsite near San Antonio died Tuesday, succumbing to injuries from a fall. According to a report from the San Antonio Express-News, Victor Echartea-Medina, 41, was responsive en route to the hospital but later died. Echartea-Medina was working from, “a platform at the end of a large multistory forklift,” likely […]
April 2, 2015
Safety
Ironworker dies after fall at NYC mansion renovation
Following a fall from a ladder suffered while working on a major home renovation on New York City’s Upper East Side, a construction worker died from his injuries over the weekend. According to a report from the New York Post, the unidentified ironworker was, “installing a plate under a second-floor balcony,” when he fell from a […]
March 26, 2015
Safety
Worker dies after 11-foot fall in Arkansas
A construction worker was killed Tuesday afternoon in Little Rock, Arkansas, following a fall from only 11 feet. According to a report from Arkansas Online, 29-year-old Erik Rivera Pontilla fell from a beam he was bolting into place. The Little Rock Police Department told the site that Pontilla lost his footing and fell directly onto a slab below. No […]
March 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worker dies after 60-foot fall from Seattle’s Highway 520 bridge replacement project
While working high above Lake Washington Thursday afternoon, a worker on Seattle’s Highway 520 bridge replacement project fell some 60 feet and died later from his injuries. According to a report from the Seattle Times, Washington State Department of Transportation spokesman Ian Sterling said the unidentified worker was positioned atop the new floating bridge’s east highrise […]
March 13, 2015
Workforce
OSHA extends annual fall prevention Safety Stand-Down to 2 weeks, announces 2015 dates
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced the dates of its second annual Safety Stand-Down for construction fall prevention. Citing widespread participation in last year’s event, OSHA has increased the stand-down from one week to two, setting the dates for May 4-15. During the two-week period, employers and workers pause during the workday to discuss safety topics […]
February 22, 2015
Safety
Construction worker survives 40-foot fall down elevator shaft
A construction worker in Montana is recovering from injuries he sustained after a 40-foot fall Tuesday afternoon. According to a report from KPAX TV, the worker was part of a framing crew working on an apartment complex being built in the city of Missoula. In a follow-up report, the station learned that the man, who […]
September 4, 2014
Safety
More than 1 million workers take part in OSHA’s National Fall Safety Stand Down week
More than 1 million workers from tens of thousands of businesses are estimated to be taking part in the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) National Fall Safety Stand Down this week. Throughout this week-long Stand-Down, employers have paused during their workday to focus on the hazards of falls and preventing them. Industry and business […]
June 5, 2014
Safety
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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