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Operator Dies After Haul Truck Overturns into Mine Lake in Florida
She was trapped underwater after her haul truck overturned. Rescue attempts by coworkers and divers failed.
September 17, 2026
Aerial view of Bell Mine in Lehigh Acres, Florida
Cranes
Piling Rig Tips Over in Miami Crushing Cars, Injuring 4 in Fiery Scene
“To be able to see the crane falling, pull the car in reverse and pop out of the back while the car is on fire, really incredible.” — Miami fire chief
September 14, 2026
When this piling rig tipped over September 14 in Miami, it landed on the front of a white BMW causing the SUV to burst into flames. The quick-thinking driver was able to scramble out the back. Two parked vehicles were crushed. The rig operator, two construction workers and the SUV driver were treated for minor injuries.
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July 7, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Worker Rescued From Fourth Trench Collapse in Two Months in SE Michigan
After three trench collapses in two days in Michigan, a 50-year-old worker was rescued two months later from another cave-in in the state.
September 11, 2026
A 50-year-old worker is rescued September 2, the fourth trench-collapse emergency operation in southeast Michigan since June 30.
Workforce
JCB Gears Up Hiring for New Texas Plant With Vocational Partnership
JCB’s new $500 million San Antonio plant is set to begin production this year and employ 1,500 people.
September 9, 2026
A South Texas Vocational Technical Institute student demonstrates welding abilities.
Gear
WillScot’s Quick-Connect Canopy Made for Jobsite Weather Protection
The canopy can be installed in a day for such things as material handling, equipment storage, crew coordination and break areas.
September 8, 2026
WillScot's Quick-Connect Canopy
Technology
No More Joysticks? MIT Engineers Claim New, Easier Way to Operate Excavators
MIT's training simulator uses a mechanical arm that mimics the excavator's arm and bucket movements for a faster learning curve.
August 27, 2026
MIT's excavator training simulator uses a mechanical arm instead of joysticks.
Safety
Surgeons Remove Leg to Free Worker Stuck in Concrete Placer in Georgia
The worker's leg had to be amputated on the scene after he fell into the spreader’s hopper on a jobsite in Athens.
August 18, 2026
Emergency crews worked with local doctors and nurses to free the man.
Gear
8 Hard Hats Designed to Keep Construction Workers Safe on the Jobsite
Check out the latest in hard hats from Klein, Lift, Jackson Safety, General Electric, Milwaukee, Kask, Studson and Kevy.
August 13, 2026
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Dozers
Fire Dozer Operator Dies As Oregon Wildfire Takes Unexpected Turn
“The rapidly changing conditions cut Jason's dozer off from his escape route to a safety zone,” according to the Sheriff's Office.
August 10, 2026
A view of the Wrights Spring Fire burning southeast of Chiloquin in Klamath County, Oregon.
Business
Caterpillar Pledges $10M in Workforce Funding to Illinois as Part of $100M Initiative
The Building the Future Workforce Initiative has also awarded money for Texas and Indiana and launched a global innovation prize for "bold ideas."
August 10, 2026
Cat Workforce Donation
Safety & Compliance
Worker Injured in Excavation Collapse; Contractor Fined $343K for Repeat Violations
The worker was hospitalized. His employer has repeat excavation violations dating back to 2019.
August 3, 2026
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Safety
Worker Missing Over 24 Hours in Drainage Pipe Near Chicago Found Dead
A worker was rescued 200 feet away in the underground pipe after getting caught in rising waters. The missing worker's body was found the next day.
July 29, 2026
The body of the missing worker was found July 28 in an underground storm pipe near Washington Street in the Village of Downers Grove, Illinois. Another worker was rescued from the pipe near Curtiss Street, about 200 feet from where the workers entered the pipe.
Compact Excavators
Person Trapped Beneath Overturned Excavator Rescued, Airlifted
The victim was pinned beneath the excavator’s rollover protection structure. It was the second reported rollover rescue this month.
July 28, 2026
Excavator Rollover Rescue
Safety & Compliance
Police: Driver Targets and Strikes Flagger in Work Zone With His Mustang
Investigators say he revved his Mustang’s engine at the flagger and antagonized her before running into her.
July 27, 2026
Man Arrested
Safety & Compliance
Operator Dies in Modified Mini Excavator; Texas Contractor Faces $276K Fine
The excavator had been altered so it could fit in a crawl space beneath a school, according to OSHA.
July 20, 2026
Baltazar Rubio-Olvera
Pay and benefits
How Much Money Can You Earn in Construction? Here’s Who Makes What
From the CEO to the apprentice and everything in between, a new NAHB report shows which occupations in construction earned the most in 2025.
July 20, 2026
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Safety
Worker Who Fell 30’ Down Shaft in Texas Might Have Been Pushed, Sheriff Says
A fight with a co-worker preceded his fall. “It’s possible the man was pushed,” sheriff reports.
July 15, 2026
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Safety & Compliance
Tennessee Contractor Faces $210K Fine After Trench Death, Prior Violations
“The employer showed willful disregard for the safety of employees," TOSHA said, after workers were buried in a 15-foot-deep trench.
July 10, 2026
One worker was found buried to his waist in a 15-foot-deep “with near vertical walls,” while another worker was completely buried, according to the Tennessee labor department.
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