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Worker killed after being shot multiple times on Baltimore jobsite
A construction worker was killed on a Baltimore jobsite last week after being shot multiple times. According to a report from ABC2 TV, 31-year-old Nathaniel Wheeler was killed July 2 while working on a site near the intersection of Auchentoroly Terrace and Fulton Avenue. In a follow-up report, police told ABC2 witnesses saw a man walk up to […]
July 9, 2015
Workforce
Judge orders NYC concrete workers back to work after 3-day strike halted work across city
A strike among concrete workers that brought work to a halt at 30 New York City jobsites was brought to an end over the weekend at the order of a federal judge. According to a report from Crain’s New York Business, work was stopped for three days at the NYC sites when concrete workers belonging to the New York […]
July 8, 2015
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Trench collapse kills worker on gas station project in Texas
A worker on a crew building a new location for the Allsups chain of gas stations and convenience stores was killed in a trench collapse last week. According to a report from KFDA TV, 63-year-old Juan Castaneda was killed June 30 while installing fuel tanks in Fritch, Texas. The station reports the trench’s dirt walls […]
July 8, 2015
Workforce
Alabama’s new building permit fee will fund statewide construction education and training
Though the construction industry’s rebound is in full effect with spending at a nearly 7-year high and jobs at a six-year high, contractors across the country are still struggling to find enough skilled workers. The latest survey on the U.S. industry’s shortage from the Associated General Contractors of America found that 83 percent of construction firms […]
July 7, 2015
Safety
Trench collapse kills worker near Minneapolis
Another trench accident claimed the life of a construction worker, this one occurring near Minneapolis. According to a report from the St. Paul Pioneer Press, 51-year-old Gerald Lyle Thompson was killed June 23 in a trench collapse in Lakeville. The paper reports Thompson was installing drain tile when the trench collapsed. WCCO TV reports Thompson […]
July 7, 2015
Workforce
Shovel to the back of the head ends dispute between concrete workers started by muddy shoes
With the dangers of heavy equipment, falling materials and gunfire well documented on construction sites, the last thing workers need to worry about causing them harm are their co-workers. And yet near St. Louis, Kevin Edward Givens was recently arrested and charged with felony assault after allegedly “hitting his co-worker over the head with a shovel,” […]
July 6, 2015
Safety
Worker killed when rebar falls 130 feet, strikes him in the head
A large piece of rebar fell from a crane on a Lincoln, Nebraska jobsite, killing a construction worker on the ground below. According to a report from the Lincoln Journal Star, 41-year-old Michael Snider was killed June 24 when the “rebar fell 130 feet and hit him on top of the head.” “His hard hat is […]
July 6, 2015
Safety
Loader operator killed when avalanche of sand floods cab
A wheel loader operator near Boston was killed Tuesday when his machine was caught in an avalanche of sand. According to a report from WBZ TV, 65-year-old Charles Pace was killed when the side of a large pile of sand collapsed atop his machine while on the job at P.A. Landers, a sand and gravel producer. […]
July 3, 2015
Business
Striking concrete workers halt work at 30 NYC construction sites
Concrete workers belonging to the New York City District Council of Carpenters have gone on strike, bringing work to a halt at an estimated 30 jobsites around the city. According to a report from Crain’s New York Business, the strike is the result of the ending of a collective bargaining agreement between the council and the Cement […]
July 3, 2015
Workforce
Construction jobs flat in June; unemployment drops
Following two months of gains, the U.S. construction industry saw no job losses or gains in June. According to preliminary data from the Labor Department, construction employment remained at 6.380 million Americans. The industry’s unemployment rate, however, dropped from 6.7 percent to 6.3 percent. The new data also revised downward the employment figure for May from the previously […]
July 3, 2015
Safety
House subcommittee proposes funding cuts for OSHA and MSHA
An appropriations subcommittee in the House of Representatives has proposed cuts for both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mining Safety and Health Administration. The proposal to decrease funding came as the House Labor, Health and Human services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee shot down a proposal from President Barack Obama to boost the […]
July 2, 2015
Safety
Worker killed when saw kicks back during trench work in Connecticut
A construction worker on a Connecticut jobsite was killed last week during a trench accident involving a saw. According to a report from WTNH TV, 57-year-old Antonio Simoes was killed on the morning of June 25 while working as part of a Manafort Construction crew on a project at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford. Police and […]
July 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Semi truck plows into I-95 work zone, equipment, killing one worker
A construction worker was killed in Maryland last week when a semi-truck crashed into a work zone along Interstate 95. According to a report from WTOP radio, a tractor trailer in the northbound lane “failed to follow a bend in the road,” sending the truck crashing into “an attenuator truck with a flashing arrow.” The […]
July 1, 2015
Business
New Labor Dept. regs require employers to pay overtime to additional 5 million workers
In an op-ed published by the Huffington Post, President Obama revealed his administration’s plan to raise the wages of millions of American workers through new Labor Department regulations. “We’ve got to keep making sure hard work is rewarded. Right now, too many Americans are working long days for less pay than they deserve,” Obama wrote. “That’s […]
July 1, 2015
Safety
Skanska incorporates stretching, light exercise into toolbox talks, sees huge decrease in worker injuries
With one senior vice president saying the program, “has become a team sport,” for the company, construction giant Skanska USA’s Stretch & Flex program has proven to be much more than an agreeable way for employees to start the day. According to a report from The Tampa Tribune, in the last year, the company’s Northeast team […]
July 1, 2015
Safety
Despite harnesses, 2 workers killed by fall from scaffolding in Iowa
Two workers are dead as the result of a fall from scaffolding on an Ames, Iowa jobsite. According to a report from Iowa State Daily, 35-year-old Javier Hernandez and Alfredo Jarez, unknown age, were killed while working on the construction of a luxury apartment complex for students at Iowa State University. Ames Police officers responded to […]
June 29, 2015
Workforce
Shortage of skilled workers has pushed up construction costs
The immediate effect of the skilled worker shortage impacting the U.S. construction industry for the last two years was a slowdown in work. Demand rose and backlogs increased as firms struggled to find enough workers to tackle new jobs. But now, a new wrinkle is being pointed to by a development executive. Lydia Tan, senior […]
June 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Construction worker drowns after boat tips on New York bridge project
A New York construction worker drowned Monday after the boat he was doing bridge work in tipped over. According to the Democrat and Chronicle, a 35-year-old man was working for the Pike Company on the Inner Loop Bridge in Rochester, New York, from a small boat in the Genesee River. The boat tipped and the worker fell […]
June 26, 2015
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