Tag: fall prevention

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

Safety

Worker survives being impaled on rebar after 15-foot fall on Massachusetts jobsite

It took rescue workers and firefighters more than an hour to free a construction worker in southeast Massachusetts who had fallen onto rebar. According to a report from the Sippican Week, the worker is part of a crew building a new waste services complex in Rochester. The unidentified man fell 15 feet onto the section of […]

March 9, 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 dies after roof collapses beneath him in Michigan

A construction worker was killed Wednesday in Churchill Township, Michigan, after falling through the roof of the building he was working on. According to a report from 9&10News.com, Vernon “Vernie” Wangler Jr. was working atop a steel roof when it collapsed beneath him. It’s unclear if Wangler was wearing a harness or other personal protective equipment. […]

December 12, 2014

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

OSHA official: Further increase in construction deaths likely; triggered by uptick in activity, less-experienced workers

If it seems like you’re hearing about a lot more construction-related deaths lately, you’re not alone. Anyone who pays close attention to news concerning the industry has likely noticed reports of construction worker deaths in the U.S. have come across the wire at a consistent click so far this year. Officials with the Occupational Health […]

July 29, 2014

Safety

Chicago construction worker dies after fall through roof

A worker with a roofing company died over the weekend after a fall through a Chicago building. While working on the roof of a building in the city’s West Town neighborhood, Filiberto Herrera-Mendez, 46, fell through a hatch in the roof, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said Herrera-Mendez, […]

June 9, 2014

Safety

Construction worker killed by fall down elevator shaft in New York City

A construction worker was killed and another was injured this morning after falling down an elevator shaft in the Sunnyside neighborhood of New York City. According to reports from WABC and the Sunnyside Post, one of the workers was killed after falling five stories into the elevator shaft of a school under construction. He was […]

June 5, 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