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Calif. contractor fined $242,600 in trench collapse that killed worker
When the trench wall collapsed, one worker escaped but the other, Abel Sauceda Quiñónez of Modesto, was trapped under the dirt and crushed to death. More here.
February 18, 2019
Safety
Worker killed when trench box was dismantled with him still inside
Cal/OSHA has cited an Oakland based contractor for taking apart a trench box while an employee was still inside. Read more on this at Equipment World.
November 21, 2018
Safety
Worker survives being impaled by fence in fall on California jobsite
A construction worker is recovering from a serious fall that occurred last week on a jobsite near San Jose. According to a report from KRON TV, the 27-year-old worker, whom authorities have not identified, was working in Milpitas, California, as part of a directional drilling crew working on a water tower. The California Division of Occupational […]
June 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worker has leg amputated following freak accident
A worker who slipped and fell into an auger at a highway construction site in November was forced to have his leg amputated and remained in the hospital, according to the latest update from Patch. The accident occurred on Highway 4 in Antioch, California. Emergency crews were called to the site to help the worker […]
December 29, 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
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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