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Roadbuilding
Alabama road worker killed after being struck by a vehicle
An Alabama road worker was killed and another one was seriously injured just as they were finishing up work on Thursday. According to the Gadsden Times, the two workers were preparing to reopen the right lane on the northbound section of Interstate 59 where resurfacing was taking place when the crash happened. The two men […]
January 11, 2016
Business
Construction adds 45,000 jobs in December to finish 2015 up 4%
Finishing 2015 with a ninth-consecutive month of employment gains, the U.S. construction industry added 45,000 employees to its workforce in December. The industry now employs 6.538 million Americans, the highest mark since January 2009’s total of 6.567 million, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Despite the gains, the industry saw unemployment increase from […]
January 8, 2016
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Safety
Worker dies after being backed over by dump truck on Minnesota jobsite
A construction worker was killed last month in a back over accident involving a dump truck. According to a report from KTSP TV, the incident occurred at Royalton High School in Minnesota the morning of Dec. 4. A dump truck being driven by 57-year-old Rodney Stanoch backed over  60-year-old Vernon Barthel. The station reports the […]
January 8, 2016
Workforce
Houston construction crew robbed at gunpoint twice in one week
A construction crew in Houston recently told KHOU TV that they “feared for their lives,” after being robbed at gunpoint on two separate occasions within the span of one week. The first took place Nov. 22 when Jose Alfredo Gonzalez and several other workers were robbed by four men who “ran out of a grassy area” near […]
January 7, 2016
Safety
Heavy equipment dealer employee crushed, killed by a machine
An employee of a heavy equipment dealer in Alaska was killed last month when he was crushed by one of the dealership’s machines. According to a report from KTVA TV, 57-year-old Thomas Heit was working at Construction Machinery Industrial (CMI) in Anchorage on the afternoon of Dec. 14 when the piece of heavy equipment fell on […]
January 7, 2016
Safety
Contractor killed when wall previously investiagated by OSHA collapses at Ford plant in Chicago
A contractor was killed and an automotive worker was seriously injured when a wall collapsed at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant over the weekend. According to NBC Chicago, 45-year-old John J. Jaloway was killed Saturday morning in the 8-foot by 8-foot-wall’s collapse. An unidentified 48-year-old Ford plant worker who went to help Jaloway was critically injured […]
January 6, 2016
Safety
Worker survives being hit, pinned by 600-pound chunk of concrete
A construction worker was fortunate to survive a scary accident during a remodeling job in Massachusetts last month. According to a report from The Enterprise, the unidentified 36-year-old worker was atop a scissor lift the morning of Dec. 22 helping to dismantle a concrete block wall from above a garage door when a chunk of the wall […]
January 4, 2016
Safety
Safety Week Lesson 6: 3 quick safety breaks each day ups awareness, slashes incidents
Although there were no injuries, excessive equipment damage and rising safety incidents had begun to take away from the bottom line at AECOM’s Black Thunder Mine in Wright, Wyoming. Management convened a group to investigate the incidents and when they did, one fact stood out prominently, says John DePoorter, equipment manager. Almost all the incidents […]
January 4, 2016
Safety
Safety Week Lesson 5: Complacency on articulated dump truck rollovers gets a rude awakening
Articulated trucks, because of their design and the uneven terrain they work in, have a habit of rolling over. Don Swasing, chief operating officer at Schlouch Inc., knew this, but was bothered by the fact that some number of rollovers were considered inevitable. There was a lot of complacency, he says, and that was unacceptable—the […]
January 1, 2016
Safety
Safety Week Lesson 4: Equipment mods cut rate of slips, trips and falls
Falls from equipment are the number-one source of injuries in the heavy construction arena. Traylor Bros. wanted to do something about it. Despite good access systems on most OEM equipment, Traylor Bros., fleet managers thought they could do better. The company researched the relevant regs in the OSHA 1926 standard, says Adam Ralph, fleet maintenance […]
December 31, 2015
Safety
Safety Week Lesson 3: Driver’s tip leads to lighting overhaul of yard
Zero-dark thirty is a time of day all too familiar to construction workers. And at Schlouch Inc., when the day begins in total darkness the equipment yard is an area where dozens of vehicles and people may be rushing around to get the day started. When a truck driver casually mentioned to Kevin Reimert, fleet […]
December 30, 2015
Safety
Safety Week Lesson 2: Information campaign stops frozen air horn danger
At Traylor Bros., Jason Ruggles, shop manager, heard that in winter truck drivers were putting frozen air horns on the dash of their pickup trucks to warm them up. This can cause the gas in the can to pressurize to the point where the can explodes. Not only would this tear up the cab, it […]
December 29, 2015
Workforce
Safety Week Lesson 1: RFID card reader prevents unauthorized machine access
Tim Truex, midsize equipment and electrical manager for Kokosing Construction wanted a way to prevent unauthorized operators from starting equipment, especially cranes, aerial work platforms, forklifts and CDL vehicles. When site supers get in a rush to move something, there is a temptation to let untrained workers get in the crane or telehandlers for a […]
December 28, 2015
Safety
Construction Safety Week: 6 lessons from the real world
Are your guys bored with safety talks? Do the topics seem stale, obvious or theoretical? Since it’s the end of the year we figure it’s the perfect time for reflection. Construction jobsites can be dangerous places. One poor decision or one overlooked piece of safety equipment can be the difference between life and death. In […]
December 28, 2015
Safety
Excavator operator killed after machine becomes submerged in pond on Houston jobsite
An excavator operator was killed on a jobsite near Houston last week when his machine sunk in a retention pond. According to a report from KTRK TV, the unidentified worker was operating the excavator when mud beneath the machine gave way, causing it to become submerged in 12 feet of water. As you can see […]
December 23, 2015
Workforce
Worker loses his mind, fires nail gun, slashes tires in jobsite altercation with co-worker
A confrontation between two construction workers on a Hawaii jobsite last month proves that not everything on the Big Island is chill. According to a recent press release from the Hawaii Police Department, 23-year-old Cody Lewis Allen and a co-worker got into an altercation while at work in Kailua-Kona the morning of Nov. 2. The disagreement quickly […]
December 18, 2015
Safety
Dallas now requiring contractors to give workers heat breaks
The Dallas City Council last week passed a measure that requires contractors working in the city limits to give workers a 10-minute break every four hours, in efforts to better protect those working in the extreme Texas heat. According to The Texas Tribune, the council voted 10-5 to approve the measure and joins Austin as the […]
December 17, 2015
Safety
2 men crushed to death in seperate heavy equipment accidents in Texas and Alaska
Heavy equipment accidents led to the deaths of two men in the last month. According to a report from KXAN TV, 24-year-old construction worker Armando Juarez was killed Nov. 18 while assisting with the installation of storm water drainage pipes in Manor, Texas. Juarez was killed when an excavator bucket fell on top of him […]
December 17, 2015
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