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Guy sits on large pipe while cutting it, is bucked into the air because physics is highly unforgiving
The takeaway from the video below is pretty simple: don’t be this guy. Staring his friend the excavator bucket directly in the face, this guy was still somehow unable to foresee a future in which the strain and potential energy of this massive pipe he was seated upon would have nowhere to go but up […]
September 12, 2014
Safety
Home collapses during renovation, trapping 4 construction workers, killing one
A construction worker on a home renovation project was killed in Toronto Tuesday when the two-story house collapsed. According to a report from National Post, the renovation required an underpinning of the home. But around 2 p.m. Tuesday, a pancake collapse occurred, sending the roof of the home into the basement. The collapse trapped four workers […]
September 11, 2014
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Roadbuilding
Road commission worker killed by motor grader
A Kent County, Michigan, road commission worker has been killed after being hit by a motor grader at road construction site in Caledonia Township. The victim, Timothy Eugene Dougherty, 42, was working at the site when he was struck by the grader which was being driven by another road commission employee. Authorities called the incident a […]
September 9, 2014
Safety
Construction foreman killed after being run over by motor grader in Michigan
A longtime veteran of the construction industry was killed Monday morning in a road construction accident. According to a report from Mlive.com, Timothy Dougherty, 42, was hit and run over by a motor grader as Kent County Road Commission crews were working to reconstruct Alaska Avenue in Caledonia Township, Michigan. Dougherty had worked with the […]
September 9, 2014
Safety
Guy attempts Ice Bucket Challenge with excavator, bucket knocks him out cold instead
No. 1 Video in 2014 « NO. 2 Editors’ Pick »  When we were putting together our original roundup of Ice Bucket Challenge videos, we were surprised at just how many we were able to find with people using heavy equipment. We were also surprised that none of them included people being seriously hurt […]
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Deadliest and safest places to drive in the United States
Road safety is always a concern, regardless of where you live. The good news is road fatalities across the United States are down 23 percent since 2005. The bad news: road fatalities still happen far too often. Michael Sivak, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, examined individual fatality rates per distance […]
September 5, 2014
Safety
Construction worker survives 40-foot fall down elevator shaft
A construction worker in Montana is recovering from injuries he sustained after a 40-foot fall Tuesday afternoon. According to a report from KPAX TV, the worker was part of a framing crew working on an apartment complex being built in the city of Missoula. In a follow-up report, the station learned that the man, who […]
September 4, 2014
Safety
Toxic fumes kill 2 construction workers in tragic Idaho accident
Two construction workers were killed last week while installing a new sewage system for the city of Georgetown, Idaho. According to a report from KTVB TV, 19-year-old Bo Taylor and 45-year-old Trent Sorenson were overcome by toxic fumes inside a manhole. The men worked for Taylor Construction of Blackfoot, Idaho. Taylor’s father, Jody Taylor, was […]
September 3, 2014
Safety
How to avoid deadly roller compactor rollovers on jobsites with slopes or embankments
A construction worker was killed in an accident in Florida on August 21, when the roller he was operating slipped down a berm and rolled on top of him, killing him. Although compactors feature a number of design advantages that boost stability, such as a low center of gravity, wide base and low speed, compactor […]
September 2, 2014
Safety
Electrocution kills Virginia construction worker after crane comes in contact with power line
In what investigators are calling a “freak accident,” a young construction worker was killed earlier this week after being electrocuted in Amelia County, Virginia. According to a report from CBS 6 TV, 24-year-old William Brice Seay was securing metal straps “around rafters so the crane operator could put the rafters on top of a home.” […]
August 29, 2014
Safety
Construction worker rescued from pit scaffolding after suffering cardiac arrest
Firefighters rescued a construction worker Monday afternoon after he suffered a heart attack on a downtown Houston jobsite. According to a report from KTRK TV, the worker was on scaffolding inside of a pit that is part of the excavation work for a new convention center hotel in the city. The man was about 20 […]
August 27, 2014
Safety
Construction worker survives after being impaled in chest by power saw blade
While working atop a shopping center in Houston Monday morning, a construction worker was impaled in the chest by the blade of a power saw he was using. Houston Fire Department spokesman Kenyatta Parker told the Associated Press that the saw the worker was using is often used for cutting concrete and metal and “can […]
August 26, 2014
Workforce
Construction workers narrowly escape jobsite shootings in Michigan and NYC
As temperatures have soared on jobsites across the U.S., so too, apparently, have tempers. Nearly two weeks ago, a construction worker stabbed and killed his co-worker while they were renovating a department store in South Carolina. And now come two reports of jobsite shootings just weeks apart. First, in New York City, a worker on […]
August 26, 2014
Business
These 3 changes to your day-to-day will make you a more productive worker on the construction jobsite
“Work smarter, not harder.” How many times have you seen that quote? Over time, the idea that your best performance is a result of how you work, not how long you work, has become widely accepted. Studies have shown that the last employee to leave each day isn’t necessarily the hardest worker; they may simply […]
August 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Turn Around! FDOT seeking ways to alert wrong-way drivers
Since 2012 there have been four deaths resulting from drivers going the wrong way in Interstate 275 in Tampa. Since that’s four too many, the Florida Department of Transportation has began to look for new way to alert wrong-way drivers. Kris Carson, spokesperson for the FDOT, has said her department has worked hard to notify […]
August 25, 2014
Safety
Student found dead at Penn State University construction site
A Penn State University freshman was found dead on a campus jobsite Sunday morning, according to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The student, Jack Crean of Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, was discovered on the jobsite at around 11 a.m., Penn State spokeswoman Lisa Powers told the paper. Crean was discovered at the jobsite for the university’s renovation and […]
August 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
How to avoid highway work zone injuries and deaths
Serious injury and death is becoming an all-too-common occurrence for highway construction workers. Although workers aren’t always at fault, there are several preventable measures that can be taken to help reduce the risk of such a horrible and tragic accident. Here are several steps that can be taken to help keep road crews safe: Use […]
August 22, 2014
Safety
Construction worker killed by utility line electrocution on jobsite near Seattle
A construction worker was killed Wednesday afternoon after he was electrocuted while working on a hospital expansion in Edmonds, Washington. According to a report from KIRO TV in Seattle, crews were moving utility lines on a jobsite on the campus of Swedish Hopsital. One of the workers was “in a ditch working with a compressed […]
August 21, 2014
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