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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 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
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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