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Loader operator killed when avalanche of sand floods cab
A wheel loader operator near Boston was killed Tuesday when his machine was caught in an avalanche of sand. According to a report from WBZ TV, 65-year-old Charles Pace was killed when the side of a large pile of sand collapsed atop his machine while on the job at P.A. Landers, a sand and gravel producer. […]
July 3, 2015
Safety
House subcommittee proposes funding cuts for OSHA and MSHA
An appropriations subcommittee in the House of Representatives has proposed cuts for both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mining Safety and Health Administration. The proposal to decrease funding came as the House Labor, Health and Human services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee shot down a proposal from President Barack Obama to boost the […]
July 2, 2015
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Safety
Worker killed when saw kicks back during trench work in Connecticut
A construction worker on a Connecticut jobsite was killed last week during a trench accident involving a saw. According to a report from WTNH TV, 57-year-old Antonio Simoes was killed on the morning of June 25 while working as part of a Manafort Construction crew on a project at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford. Police and […]
July 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Semi truck plows into I-95 work zone, equipment, killing one worker
A construction worker was killed in Maryland last week when a semi-truck crashed into a work zone along Interstate 95. According to a report from WTOP radio, a tractor trailer in the northbound lane “failed to follow a bend in the road,” sending the truck crashing into “an attenuator truck with a flashing arrow.” The […]
July 1, 2015
Safety
Skanska incorporates stretching, light exercise into toolbox talks, sees huge decrease in worker injuries
With one senior vice president saying the program, “has become a team sport,” for the company, construction giant Skanska USA’s Stretch & Flex program has proven to be much more than an agreeable way for employees to start the day. According to a report from The Tampa Tribune, in the last year, the company’s Northeast team […]
July 1, 2015
Safety
Despite harnesses, 2 workers killed by fall from scaffolding in Iowa
Two workers are dead as the result of a fall from scaffolding on an Ames, Iowa jobsite. According to a report from Iowa State Daily, 35-year-old Javier Hernandez and Alfredo Jarez, unknown age, were killed while working on the construction of a luxury apartment complex for students at Iowa State University. Ames Police officers responded to […]
June 29, 2015
Roadbuilding
Construction worker drowns after boat tips on New York bridge project
A New York construction worker drowned Monday after the boat he was doing bridge work in tipped over. According to the Democrat and Chronicle, a 35-year-old man was working for the Pike Company on the Inner Loop Bridge in Rochester, New York, from a small boat in the Genesee River. The boat tipped and the worker fell […]
June 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Flagger killed by semi truck in Wyoming DOT work zone
A flagger was struck and killed last week when a semi truck drifted into a Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) work zone along Interstate 80. According to a WYDOT press release, on June 18, 44-year-old Shelly Yoho was flagging head-to-head traffic in the highway’s westbound lanes, about 15 miles from Rawlins where speeds had been reduced to […]
June 25, 2015
Safety
Worker killed after backhoe hits service line near Omaha
A worker near Omaha, Nebraska suffered a fatal electrocution last week during the installation of drainage system. According to reports from KMTV, 42-year-old Jeffrey Glup was killed June 17 when he came in contact with a service line as crews worked to build a new facility for the Papillion Public Works Department. A release from the Sarpy County […]
June 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Bridge collapses beneath excavator, 2 workers, injuring one more on Pennsylvania repair project
No. 5 Video of 2015 « No. 6 No. 4 »  Three workers caught in the epicenter of a bridge collapse in Pennsylvania all survived the ordeal. According to a report from WJAC TV, crews have been at work repairing a bridge along Route 219 in Ridgway that was damaged in a flood last […]
June 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Missouri DOT workers discuss work zone crash, offer warnings
This time of year headlines are full of highway work zone accidents, mainly because of the perfect storm of transportation construction and summer travel coinciding. In this video, four workers with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) recall a crash on May 27 in which a motorist struck the vehicles they operated. No major injuries […]
June 23, 2015
Safety
Worker killed by trench collapse in Anchorage
A worker was killed last week when a trench collapsed during the excavation of a new road in South Anchorage, Alaska. According to a report from KTVA TV, 23-year-old Samuel Adam Morgan was killed Tuesday when the trench collapsed on top of him. The trench measured 7 feet deep and 15 feet across, according to a […]
June 23, 2015
Safety
Longtime carpenter, cancer survivor, dies after fall into Connecticut harbor
A worker on a dock project in Connecticut died hours after a mysterious fall into New Haven Harbor last week. According to a report from the New Haven Register, 60-year-old William Klemenz died Tuesday night after suffering a fall into the harbor Tuesday morning. The paper reports Klemenz was assisting a welder on a new dock for […]
June 22, 2015
Safety
Worker killed in crane accident on Penn State jobsite
A worker on a renovation job on the Penn State University campus was killed Friday while dismantling a crane. According to a report from the Centre Daily Times, 29-year-old Jerod Chapman was killed Friday evening at the Burrowes Building where renovations are scheduled through the end of the year. StateCollge.com reports Chapman was killed when the […]
June 19, 2015
Safety
Electrician killed in accident on Baylor University jobsite
An electrician on a Baylor University jobsite was killed last week in what is believed to have been an elevator accident. According to a report from the Waco Tribune, 51-year-old Jeffrey Thaemert was killed while working on the site of the university’s future Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation. The paper reports Thaemert was an […]
June 18, 2015
Safety
Trench collapse kills teenage worker in Kentucky
A sewer line installation near Louisville, Kentucky, turned deadly last week when a trench collapsed atop two workers. According to a report from the Courier-Journal, the men were in the trench assisting a dig June 11 when “a heavy heap of dirt shifted and concrete on the trench’s edge gave way.” The collapse occurred shortly after […]
June 17, 2015
Safety
Bucket truck catches fire forcing worker to perch atop sign until rescued
While working to remove a sign from a restaurant in South Carolina, a worker’s bucket truck caught fire, leaving him nowhere to go but up. According to a report from WYFF TV, 44-year-old Kevin Putman, was working to remove a sign from a Domino’s Pizza along Highway 24 in Anderson County when he noticed the […]
June 16, 2015
Safety
Hoist detaches from building killing 1 construction worker, injuring another near Boston
One worker was killed and another injured in a freak hoist accident on a construction site near Boston last week. According to a report from the Boston Globe, the men were standing atop a construction elevator outside offices being built for Partners HealthCare when the hoist suddenly detached from the building Friday afternoon. The hoist was about […]
June 16, 2015
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