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Longtime steelworker dies after fall from ladder in Salt Lake City
A steelworker on a crew building a new performing arts center in Salt Lake City died last month after suffering a fall from a ladder. According to a report from KSL TV, 51-year-old Richard “Richie” Pierce, fell from a height of about 20 feet on May 11. Paramedics found Pierce unconscious at the scene and he […]
June 1, 2015
Safety
Operator killed after crane overturns in Nebraska
A crane operator in Nebraska was killed earlier this week when his machine overturned. According to a report from the Lincoln Journal Star, 40-year-old Thomas Bales was operating a 90-ton crane for a subcontractor on a wind farm project near Elgin. As Bales was driving the machine along a road near the site Tuesday morning, the […]
May 29, 2015
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Worker slips from safety harness, survives fall into basement on Maine jobsite
A worker in Maine is fortunate to have survived a two-story fall after slipping out of his safety harness Monday. According to a report from WMTW TV, the man was working as part of a crew at the Oxford Wastewater Treatment Facility when he fell slipped and fell. At the time of the fall the worker […]
May 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
Highway worker dies after being struck by minivan in Wisconsin
A worker was killed Tuesday inside a Wisconsin work zone after being hit by a minivan. According to a report from the Wausau Daily Herald, Derek Stempa, 30, was working as a flagman along Highway 47 in Red Springs when a Dodge Grand Caravan driving south struck him around 11:45 a.m. Stempa was pronounced dead at the hospital. […]
May 27, 2015
Safety
Ten deaths in 15 days
Ten deaths in 15 Days That was the headline in my print editorial for Equipment World’s May issue. From April 1 -15, we reported 10 fatal accidents on our website, ranging from a 4-ton pipe rolling from a wheel loader that crushed a worker in California to a crew member killed in a trench collapse […]
May 25, 2015
Safety
Floor collapses during concrete pour in LA, injuring 7 workers
While working on a concrete pour at a jobsite in Los Angeles Wednesday evening, the floor the crew was standing on collapsed beneath them. According to a report from CBSLA, seven workers were injured in the collapse which sent them crashing to the first floor below. The site reports the structure appears to be residential. Miraculously, none […]
May 22, 2015
Safety
Friday is “Don’t Fry Day”; OSHA campaign reminds workers of the dangers of sun overexposure
As outdoor temperatures begin to rise, so does the chance of illnesses related to working outside. Heat stress and overexposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays can cause deadly effects – both in the short and long run. OSHA, which has long led a campaign to prevent heat illness in outdoor workers, has teamed up with […]
May 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
Oregon DOT develops work zone awareness infographic to educate motorists
The Oregon Department of Transportation has developed an infographic designed to educate and bring awareness of work zone dangers for motorists. “Each and every day, no matter the time of year, when we use the roads and streets in Oregon, we need to take responsibility to keep ourselves and those around us safe,” ODOT said […]
May 21, 2015
Safety
B-SAFE: New program improves construction safety by updating workers weekly on jobsite conditions
A new construction safety program is ignoring a certain saying about free lunches in order to increase awareness about the specific working conditions on individual jobsites. Dubbed B-SAFE (Building Safety For Everyone), the program was developed over the last few years by Harvard student Emily Sparer who graduated earlier this month with a doctorate in occupational safety. […]
May 20, 2015
Safety
Worker killed by fall from Dallas apartment complex
Details are scarce surrounding the death of a construction worker in Dallas last week. According to a report from CBS Dallas-Fort Worth, a worker at an apartment complex still under construction fell to his death Thursday morning. Emergency workers told the site that the worker fell from “a higher floor of the four-story Maple District […]
May 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
Semi causes 4-vehicle crash into work zone, killing Colorado DOT worker
A Colorado Department of Transportation worker was killed last week after a four-vehicle crash in a construction zone. David Morris, 61, was driving a CDOT dump truck when a semi-truck failed to stop at a construction zone on Highway 50 Friday afternoon, CBS Denver reported. Traffic on the road was reduced to one lane because of […]
May 19, 2015
Safety
Worker crushed and killed by falling slab inside Jacksonville work zone
A worker was killed last week inside a Jacksonville highway jobsite when a concrete slab suddenly fell on top of him. According to a report from First Coast News, 42-year-old Alexander Cordova was standing near a truck when a 7-1/2 ton slab of concrete fell from the back of the truck. The site reports the accident occurred […]
May 18, 2015
Safety
Worker dies after fall from scaffolding in New York City
A construction worker died shortly after falling from scaffolding on a New York City jobsite Thursday morning. According to a report from the New York Daily News, 25-year-old Dominick Deluca was performing work on the facade of a building in Claremont in the city’s Bronx borough. The paper reports Deluca lost his footing and fell about […]
May 15, 2015
Safety
Unventilated use of equipment on indoor site poisons 11 workers with high level of carbon monoxide
A large group of a crew working in Maryland was rushed to the hospital earlier this week after an extremely high amount of carbon monoxide was detected inside the building where they were working. According to a report from WJLA TV, 11 workers in total were treated for CO poisoning Monday in Rockville where gas-powered concrete finishers were […]
May 14, 2015
Safety
Light OSHA staffing, penalties come under fire in report on the dangers of New York construction sites
Citing data that shows construction represents less than 4 percent of total employment in New York while accounting for 20 percent of the state’s workplace deaths, a new report points the finger of blame for the state’s dangerous jobsites squarely at the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s low funding levels. The report, put together by […]
May 13, 2015
Safety
Worker dies following floor collapse in Michigan
A worker part of a crew performing renovations on an older building in Ypsilanti, Michigan, died earlier this week following a floor collapse. According to a report from the Ann Arbor News, the worker and three others were clearing the building’s basement for an excavator to be brought in on Monday when the floor above them […]
May 13, 2015
Safety
OSHA issues final rule for Confined Spaces in Construction
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration this week issued the Confined Spaces in Construction final rule, a new subpart to 29 CFR Part 1926. Designed to protect construction workers from toxic substances, electrocutions, explosions and asphyxiation when working in areas with restricted means for entry and exit, the rule now matches similar rules in place […]
May 7, 2015
Safety
Worker killed in attempt to jump from stalled lift on NYC jobsite
A worker on a crew building a luxury hotel in New York City was killed Tuesday when he fell 24 stories down an elevator shaft. According to a report from the New York Daily News, 25-year-old Christian Ginesi and one other worker were attempting to install an elevator door frame at the Riu Hotel Times Square when their lift car […]
May 7, 2015
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