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Workforce: Page 49
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Two managers charged with negligent homicide for death of worker in NYC construction collapse
Two managers are facing homicide charges in connection with a deadly soil collapse in New York City earlier this year. The New York Daily News reports Wilmer Cuevas, 49, and Alfonso Prestia, 55, were indicted earlier this week for “allegedly refusing to shut down” a construction site where a man was killed April 6. At the […]
August 6, 2015
Roadbuilding
Volvo CE’s 2015-2016 Road Institute to offer Density Direct training in addition to paving, maintenance
Volvo Construction Equipment is offering 34 courses in 13 categories as part of its 2015-2016 Road Institute between September 2015 and May 2016 at locations in Phoenix and Chambersburg and Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The program is now in its 50th year. “Today’s pavers and asphalt compactors are more technical and precise than ever before,” says Wayne Tomlinson, […]
August 6, 2015
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Safety
Worker killed in 30-foot fall on South Carolina jobsite
A worker was killed last week during the construction of a residential and retail development in South Carolina. According to a report from Greenville Online, 44-year-old Ascension Molina Medina was working from a height of about 30 feet at the Main + Stone development in Greenville when he fell around 11 a.m. July 31. The site […]
August 6, 2015
Safety
Swarm of bees attacks construction crew in California, killing one worker
While prepping a site for a paving job in Riverside, California, earlier this week, a construction crew was swarmed and stung by hundreds of bees, killing one of the workers. According to a report from the Riverside Press-Enterprise, 49-year-old worker Douglas Queen was killed when he and two other men at the site came across and […]
August 5, 2015
Safety
Trench accident drowns worker in Massachusetts
A construction worker on a sewer line replacement in a Massachusetts town was killed Friday in a trench accident. According to a report from MassLive.com, an accident inside the trench dug for the project in Longmeadow occurred around 7:45 a.m., causing it to fill with water. The worker became trapped inside and drowned. Crews were only able […]
August 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Indiana’s Road Construction Awareness Corp. holds 2nd annual motorcycle ride
The Road Construction Awareness Corp.’s (RCAC) second annual Road Construction Awareness Charity Ride brought together more than 300 motorcycle and hot rod riders this past weekend in Indianapolis highlighting the importance of motorist awareness in work zones. The RCAC formed last year as a way to honor two workers from Rieth-Riley Construction Co. who were killed […]
August 4, 2015
Workforce
Construction worker and boy team up to rescue man from pit bull attack in Minnesota
A construction worker and a young boy jumped to action and played a part in saving a man’s life in Minnesota recently when the man was attacked by a pit bull. According to a report from KARE TV, 9-year-old Marshall Schmitz saw a pit bull attacking a man walking his dog in St. Louis Park […]
August 3, 2015
Workforce
Guy who drove into construction site and hit a worker says he was only trying to help
A disagreement between a construction crew and an enraged driver in Arkansas resulted in one worker clinging to the front of the man’s hood for dear life. According to a report from Arkansas Online, police were called to a construction jobsite in Springdale after a driver who refused to drive around the jobsite hit one […]
July 31, 2015
Safety
AEM reminds industry “Everyone has a part to play” in under ground utility safety
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers says “Everyone has a part to play” to help ensure underground utility safety and damage prevention. The association has released a new video alongside online print resources to drive the point home. “Contractors, manufacturers and dealers all play a critical role in keeping our communities safe when it comes […]
July 30, 2015
Workforce
Construction workers befriend homesick 4-year-old, make him part of the crew
How would you feel about a 4 year old telling you to “Get back to work?” A construction crew in Maine knows the feeling well, and loves it. According to a report from the Portland Press Herald, Harold and Felicia Murray have two children: 4-year-old Spencer and 1-year-old Willow. The family recently moved to Waterville […]
July 29, 2015
Workforce
UK paper, industry training board to honor unsung heroes of construction
A UK-based tabloid newspaper is helping to showcase the construction industry in a positive way. The Daily Mirror is joining forces with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to present the 2015 Pride of Construction Awards. According to the CITB’s statistics, the UK construction industry is predicted to grow 2.4 percent each year for the […]
July 27, 2015
Workforce
Worker stung by bees more than 100 times on Arizona jobsite
If the scorching Arizona summer heat and the rest of the dangers inherent to construction weren’t enough, a crew in Scottsdale recently had to contend with an angry swarm of bees. According to The Arizona Republic, firefighters responded to an early morning call placed by a construction crew on July 14. Upon arrival of the […]
July 24, 2015
Safety
Construction worker killed by fall at Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama
A worker on a crew building a new facility at an Alabama Mercedes-Benz plant fell to his death Wednesday. According to a report from Al.com, 53-year-old Jeffery G. Merchant was working atop the metal roof of a new Hazmat building under construction at the automaker’s plant in Vance, near Birmingham. The worker fell about 25 feet […]
July 24, 2015
Safety
Worker killed by 40-foot fall following crane accident at Boston’s Logan Airport
Update: The Boston Globe reports the worker, 54-year-old Lawrence O’Leary, has died from his injuries. O’Leary passed on July 25, more than two weeks after his fall. The post below has been updated to reflect this change. An ironworker securing a concrete panel has succumbed to his injuries more than two weeks after he suffered a 40-foot fall at […]
July 23, 2015
Safety
House falls from jack onto construction worker in San Antonio
A worker in San Antonio somehow survived a horrific accident last week when the house he was working beneath fell on top of him. According to a report from KABB TV, a construction crew was working on the foundation of the home when the house gave way and fell on top of the worker. “They […]
July 22, 2015
Workforce
Construction worker fired after allegedly threatening bar owner over flying rainbow American flag
What a construction worker in Nebraska describes as a defense of the American flag landed him without a job recently. According to the Lincoln Journal Star, James “Tony” Cascio was part of a Beal Derkenne Construction crew building student housing when he noticed a nearby bar called Alley flying the flag, but not the standard issue, red, […]
July 21, 2015
Safety
Contractor killed by falling materials on North Carolina jobsite
The owner of a construction business who also served as the mayor of his small North Carolina town was killed in a jobsite accident last week. According to a report from the Asheville Citizen-Times, Ron DeSimone, owner of Ron DeSimone Contracting LLC, was killed Friday when building materials fell on top of him in Maggie Valley. WLOS TV […]
July 21, 2015
Safety
Excavator slides into ditch, kills worker on Michigan jobsite
A worker on a Michigan jobsite was killed last week when he was struck by an excavator. According to a report from The Bay City Times, 40-year-old Jason Robert Schwartzly was killed while spreading gravel being dumped into a ditch by the excavator. Michigan State Police officials told the paper the excavator suddenly slid into the ditch, striking and killing Schwartzly. […]
July 20, 2015
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