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Worker killed in retaining wall collapse in New York City
One worker was killed and two others injured in a retaining wall collapse in New York City earlier this month. According to a report from the New York Times, 19-year-old Fernando Vanegas was working on a Brooklyn jobsite where crews were converting a one-story commercial building into a five-story building with residential units. On September 4, a […]
September 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worker hit by car while striping the center line on Colorado road
A road worker for the Colorado city of Alamosa was out painting a new centerline on a street when he was hit by a car and seriously injured. According to The Pueblo Chieftain, James Lopez, 31, was using a motorized hand cart to stripe the line at about 10 a.m. when he was hit by […]
September 15, 2015
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Safety
Worker killed in fall from scaffolding on NYC jobsite
A construction worker on New York City’s Upper East side was killed last week after suffering a fall. According to a report from the New York Daily News, 30-year-old Juan Cerezo was working as part of a crew performing renovations to the Sherman Towers on East 76th Street. Cerezo was working on the building’s facade from scaffolding about […]
September 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Road worker injured while placing cones on highway in Hawaii
A road worker in Oahu, Hawaii, was injured last week after he fell while placing orange safety cones along a highway. According to Hawaii News Now, the road worker was seriously injured September 4 at about 5:40 a.m. when he fell from a road crew truck that had been contracted to do work on Kalanianaole Highway. The […]
September 10, 2015
Business
Company focused on construction staffing and skills training opens in Alabama
A new company focused on training up skilled construction workers opened its doors recently in Alabama. Wright Way held its ribbon cutting ceremony August 21 in Birmingham. The new company’s emphasis is welding training but the center will work to train up and place students in a number of positions in the construction, maintenance and […]
September 9, 2015
Safety
Worker killed in fall from boom lift on California jobsite
A worker on a jobsite for a new casino in California was killed last week after suffering a high fall. According to a report from the San Diego Union-Tribune, the 56-year-old worker fell about 38 feet from a platform hoisted by a boom lift while working on a casino being built on Jamul Indian Village land. […]
September 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Connecticut DOT worker injured after being struck in vehicle by tractor-trailer
A Connecticut Department of Transportation worker was injured on Friday after his vehicle was hit by a tractor-trailer. The Connecticut Post reported that ConnDOT maintainer Richard O’Brien was standing outside his truck near the Westport/Norwalk border September 4 on Interstate 95 when a tractor-trailer hit the DOT vehicle. O’Brien suffered injuries to his leg and arm, […]
September 9, 2015
Workforce
Steam explosion blasts worker from manhole on San Jose construction site
Santa Clara County officials have released footage of a terrifying steam explosion that occurred one year ago, citing the video as evidence of San Jose contractor Turner Construction’s breach of contract on the construction of an earthquake retrofit at Valley Medical Center. The accident, seen in full in the video below, involved a pipefitter launched from a manhole following […]
September 8, 2015
Safety
Worker dies following fall into water-filled trench near Seattle
A construction worker died last week near Seattle after suffering a fall into a trench likely caused by a medical emergency. According to a report from KCPQ TV, the unidentified worker was found August 28 face down at the bottom of a 10-foot trench with about two feet of water on a jobsite in Bellevue. […]
September 8, 2015
Workforce
“Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up shunning construction.” A contractor’s look back
Editor’s Note: With Labor Day, it’s time to begin saying goodbye to summer and time to take a break and enjoy the fruits of our hard work. And nobody knows hard work like our readers. That’s why when we saw this column from Laurie Dozier, the president and CEO of Tallahassee-based contractor Mad Dog Construction, we had to share […]
September 7, 2015
Workforce
Ironworkers send messages of hope to St. Louis Children’s Hospital patients
Another group of construction workers is making life for children battling serious illnesses just a little bit brighter, this time in St. Louis. According to a report from ABC News, two ironworkers working on an addition to St. Louis Children’s Hospital wrote a message to a little girl in late July after noticing her waving […]
September 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
ARTBA receives grants to provide safety training to construction workers
The American Road and Transportation Builders Associations recently received a federal grant to train workers in the transportation construction industry about fall and work zone hazards. ARTBA said in a press release the organization received the Susan Harwood Training Grant through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to expand on ARTBA’s Transportation Development Program’s “Roadway Safety Program.” […]
September 7, 2015
Safety
Roofer killed by fall on Colorado jobsite
A construction worker in Colorado was killed last week after suffering a fall. According to a report from KDVR TV, 39-year-old Tereso Zamarippa-Hernandez was one of two roofers working atop the Village at the Peaks Mall in Longmont August 31 when he fell through a hole in the roof covered with plywood. He fell to a concrete […]
September 7, 2015
Business
Construction adds 3,000 jobs in August
Though hiring has certainly slowed over the summer months, the construction industry continued to add new workers rather than lose them in August. Construction added 3,000 new workers during the month and now employs 6.388 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The new data also revised upward the employment figure for July from the previously […]
September 4, 2015
Workforce
Construction worker attacks co-worker with sledgehammer on Georgia jobsite
A disagreement between two workers on a Georgia jobsite came to blows earlier this month, specifically, those doled out by a sledgehammer. According to a report from the Athens Banner-Herald, 39-year-old Byron Terrell Arnold and another man got into a disagreement August 7 while working on renovations at Clarke Central High School. The argument then […]
September 3, 2015
Safety
Worker dies after being struck by equipment on New Jersey jobsite
A construction worker in New Jersey was killed last week in an accident involving heavy equipment. According to a report from NJ.com, an unidentified 67-year-old man working as part of a crew on a housing community in Sayreville died after being struck by a piece of equipment. The incident happened the morning of August 24. […]
September 2, 2015
Safety
Worker killed by 40-foot fall onto equipment in California
A worker in California was killed last week in a fall from scaffolding. According to a report from the Orange County Register, 29-year-old Elman Cano Cerranza was working as part of a crew building an apartment complex in Fullerton when he fell 40 feet from scaffolding the morning of August 24. Cerranza fell on top of a piece of […]
September 1, 2015
Workforce
Minnesota Vikings honor construction worker killed in fall from future stadium with helmet decal
Three days after a tragic accident that killed one worker and left another injured at the site of the Minnesota Vikings’ future stadium, the team honored the fallen worker on the field. Saturday night, the Vikings took the field in Arlington, Texas, in a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys. On the back of the […]
August 31, 2015
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