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Safety: Page 4

Safety & Compliance
Contractors in Texas, Okla. Face Fines Totaling $345K After Trench Deaths
Both have faced trench violations in the past, and neither had deployed proper cave-in protections before the workers died.
August 9, 2024
stock image backhoe digging trench
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $200K Fine After Hangar Collapse Kills 3, Injures 8
The contractor “ignored numerous indications that the structure was unstable," OSHA says.
August 5, 2024
Boise Fire Department firetruck in front of collapsed hangar Boise Idaho
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New, Free App Predicts Workers’ Heat-Stress Risk in Real Time
The Heat Stress Mobile App “can more accurately gauge heat stress risks in real time unlike any tool offered previously,” says CEO of AIHA.
August 1, 2024
screen shot of AIHA heat stress app
Safety
Driver Who “Intentionally” Hit DOT Worker Charged with Felonies
Local reports identified the victim as an Illinois Department of Transportation worker.
July 18, 2024
speed limit sign in Illinois construction zone
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Faces $394K in Fines After Worker Dies in Trench
The worker was buried at the bottom of a 12-foot-deep trench, and his employer had been cited for similar violations in the past.
July 17, 2024
backhoe digging trench stock image
Business
Proposed OSHA Heat Rule Too Rigid, Construction Groups Say
Contractors would be required to provide paid breaks, shade, drinking water, training and other protections for workers.
July 15, 2024
stock image worker wiping brow hard hat in hand
Safety
Unoccupied Dozer Rolls Over Operator: OSHA Report
The 59-year-old operator failed to engage the safety lever before exiting the cab, causing the rolling dozer to knock him onto the track and drag him to the rear of the machine, where he was run over.
July 15, 2024
Waynesboro, Virginia bulldozer accident
The Dirt
Hard Hat Finally Enters the 21st Century with Help from Sports
The typical hard hat design hasn't changed in over 100 years, protecting only the top of the head. Sports technology is changing that.
June 14, 2024
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Safety & Compliance
National Trench Safety Stand Down Kicks Off June 17
This week marks the annual Trench Safety Stand Down to highlight the dangers of trenching and promote safety awareness by contractors.
June 17, 2024
graphic NUCA trench safety month
Safety & Compliance
Dozer Operator Dies in Coal-Mound Collapse in S.C.
It took 24 hours to recover his body as rescue workers first had to stabilize the coal pile.
May 29, 2024
aerial view Santee Cooper Winyah Generating Station coal-fired plant Georgetown SC
Safety
Utah Crane Operator Killed in Crane Rollover
The 50-year-old worker was turning a crane around when the ground broke loose, causing the crane to slide down the hill and roll, crushing him.
May 21, 2024
Crane rollover in the Promontory area of Park City, Utah on May 18
Safety & Compliance
Indiana Contractor Fined for Fatal Concrete Placer Accident
The 49-year-old employee was power washing a concrete placer/spreader when he was caught in between the two augers and suffered fatal injuries.
May 9, 2024
Gomaco PS-2600 Placer/Spreader
Safety
Steel Cylinder Rolls from Pa. Construction Site, Strikes and Kills Woman
The 1-ton steel cylinder got loose from a construction site, rolled down a hill, broke through a fence and struck a woman walking on the sidewalk.
May 8, 2024
Screenshot of WTAE-TV report - steel cylinder against a truck
Safety
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Train, track and respond to hazards – from heat to hearing – with these must-download mobile apps.
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Man using apps on his smartphone
Safety & Compliance
2 Subs Fined After Project Manager Killed by Crane Collapse in Fla.
The 37-year-old veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq wars was operating an aerial lift when the mobile crane toppled and crushed him.
May 2, 2024
stock image mobile crane hoisting concrete beam
Business
San Francisco Contractor Faces $371K in Penalties After Fatal Trench Collapse
The fatal collapse occurred less than three weeks after the company had been cited for trenching violations on another job.
April 24, 2024
backhoe bucket in trench
Safety
3 Construction Workers Killed in Pennsylvania Work Zone Crash
A box truck hit a construction vehicle and continued onto the shoulder, striking the workers. The crash occurred in National Work Zone Awareness Week.
April 18, 2024
Responders on the scene of a work zone crash on i-83
Safety
Los Angeles Construction Worker Dies After Forklift Tips Over
The worker died on the scene after a forklift carrying steel rebar toppled over and crushed him.
April 17, 2024
Los Angeles fire department responding to forklift accident in Bel Air
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