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Safety: Page 39
Business
Worker’s death in Ohio bridge collapse places urgency upon New Jersey bridge inspections
Aging infrastructure issues are well-known topics across the political landscape, as President Obama alluded to in his recent State of the Union address. Unfortunately, it takes a tragic incident such as the death of an Ohio construction worker in an overpass collapse to really grab the attention of officials. As a direct result of the Ohio incident, […]
January 23, 2015
Safety
After being speared in the head by a huge piece of rebar, this guy probably won’t forget his hard hat again
A Chinese construction worker has somehow survived having a massive piece of rebar becoming lodged in his head. According to the New York Post, Cai Hanzhong, 32, was working on a first floor staircase within a building under construction in Xi’an, a city in northwest China. Suddenly, a piece of rebar fell and speared him in the head, […]
January 22, 2015
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Demolition goes awry, excavator operator killed in tragic bridge collapse in Cincinnati
While working atop a bridge that crosses over Interstate 75 in Cincinnati late Monday night, the structure suddenly collapsed below an excavator operator, crushing and killing the man. According to a report from the Cincinnati Enquirer, 35-year-old Brandon Carl, was operating the machine when the Hopple Street bridge suffered a pancake collapse beneath him. Carl, engaged […]
January 21, 2015
Safety
WorkplaceAware Safety reporting app can keep near misses from turning into serious accidents
For every reported fatal workplace accident there are 29 minor injuries and 300 near misses that go unreported. And anybody who knows construction knows why. Guys are afraid to interrupt the flow of work, or they fear retribution or paperwork, or to quote the Arnold, “I ain’t got time to bleed.” The WorkplaceAware system enables […]
January 20, 2015
Safety
Road worker crushed and killed by falling concrete lane barrier in Maryland
A construction worker was killed in an odd and tragic accident last week in Maryland when he was killed by a concrete lane barrier. The unidentified worker was on a crew with Annapolis Junction-based contractor Corman Construction working “to stabilize a portion of Route 24 in Rocks State Park,” according to a report from The Dagger. […]
January 20, 2015
Safety
Airplane hangar collapse injures 2 construction workers in New Jersey
Two construction workers were injured in a scary incident in New Jersey Friday morning when the airplane hangar they were helping build collapsed. The workers were part of a crew building a hangar at the Morristown Municipal Airport, according to a report from NBC New York. One of the workers was atop the structure when it […]
January 19, 2015
Safety
Construction worker crushed by crane near St. Louis
A worker near St. Louis was killed Monday in a crane accident. According to a report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 31-year-old Justin D. Jokerst was working on a jobsite for a 500,000 square-foot addition to a commercial warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois. Authorities told the paper Jokerst was “working on a large Grove HL150…when he was crushed […]
January 12, 2015
Workforce
Iowa contractor takes aim at employee retention and safety with hefty monthly bonus checks
Although still in its early days, a program implemented by J. Pettiecord, Des Moines, Iowa, in September is already having a positive effect. Called the SAAP Monthly Bonus—which stands for Safety, Availability, Attitude and Production—the program rewards employees that meet a few requirements at the end of each month with a bonus check equal to […]
January 12, 2015
Workforce
Texas tops list of most U.S. traffic deaths in construction work zones
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse has released the latest data tally of deaths in motor vehicle traffic crashes in construction work zones, broken down by state. Of 32,719 traffic fatalities in 2013, 579 occurred in work zones. Texas topped the list, with 104 fatalities occurring in a work zone. The NWZSIC pulls the data from the […]
January 7, 2015
Workforce
Worker hit in head by bullet as construction crew is targeted in drive-by shooting in St. Louis
A subcontractor on a parking lot project in St. Louis has pulled out of the job after a drive-by shooting targeted a construction crew earlier this week. According to a report from KMOV TV, four men fired about a dozen bullets from a car driving along 2nd Street targeting the construction workers. Thankfully no one was […]
January 2, 2015
Safety
Steel beam collapses at Chicago jobsite, 3 workers survive 20-foot fall
Three construction workers in Chicago were in serious condition earlier this week after a steel beam they were working on top of collapsed. According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, the workers had connected the beam they were standing on top of using a two-bolt connection system Monday morning. Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokesman Scott […]
December 31, 2014
Safety
This protective eyewear attaches directly to your hard hat, which means no more fumbling with glasses
Wearing safety glasses with a hard hat can sometimes be a pain. As soon as you’ve got the hard hat adjusted just right, adding a pair of glasses can start the adjustments all over again. Thankfully, 3M says it has the solution: incorporate the protective eyewear directly into the suspension of its hardhat. The 3M […]
December 29, 2014
Safety
Road worker killed, 2 others injured after driver crashes head-on into Louisiana work zone
A road construction worker died earlier this week, succumbing to injuries sustained in a work zone crash in Louisiana. According to a report from KTVE/KARD, workers were installing reflectors northbound on Highway 165 near Caldwell Parish Tuesday when the crew’s tar machine broke down.  A pickup then pulled up behind the workers with a flashing arrow board to […]
December 19, 2014
Safety
Hitachi mining trucks and excavators to get same 360Âş cameras and motion detection as Nissan cars and trucks
Future models of Hitachi Construction Equipment’s mining trucks and large hydraulic excavators will soon be much easier to park and much safer to operate on busy mining sites. Nissan has agreed to license the same 360-degree camera and Moving Object Detection (MOD) technologies currently in its cars and trucks for use in the aforementioned Hitachi machines. […]
December 17, 2014
Safety
Construction worker survives fall into 40-foot trench near Los Angeles
A construction worker was rescued by firefighters after falling into a 40-foot trench near Los Angeles on Monday. According to a report from CBS Los Angeles, the worker fell into the trench, which was about 6 feet wide, around 8:30 a.m. at a jobsite in the city of San Gabriel. Firefighters responded to the scene […]
December 16, 2014
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
Dealers
Cat dealer Cashman Equipment installing camera-based system that monitors an operator’s fatigue
Las Vegas-based Caterpillar dealer Cashman Equipment has now made available a fatigue monitoring system for heavy equipment operators. Initially rolled out on Caterpillar mining trucks in 2013, the Seeing Machines Driver Safety System is currently installed on 4,000 mining trucks worldwide, and working on 20 mine sites in the United States. Designed to work with mining […]
December 10, 2014
Safety
Wisconsin DOT first in U.S. to test reflective orange lane paint for making work zones more visible to drivers
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has announced that it will be the first DOT in the United States to test a reflective orange paint in an attempt to make construction work zones more visible to drivers passing by. WisDOT has applied the paint to three sections of pavement on Interstate 94, to the east and […]
December 9, 2014
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