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Construction workers’ butt-dial to boss rats them out for jobsite burglary
Two construction workers in Key West, Florida, have been arrested and charged with felony grand theft after stealing thousands of dollars worth of tools from one of their company’s jobsites. And cracking the case took very little detective work. According to a report from CBS Miami, Stacey Valenzuela, the owner of Concrete Solutions, received a phone call […]
February 25, 2015
Workforce
Indiana House votes to repeal state’s common construction wage
The Indiana House of Representatives has passed a bill that would repeal a state law that sets baseline wages for construction workers on certain public projects. According to a report from the Indianapolis Star, House Republicans squeaked the bill through Monday, accounting for all the yeas in a 55-41 vote. The bill now moves on to the Senate. […]
February 24, 2015
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Worker crushed by 4 steel beams in unloading accident in New York City
As a crew unloaded steel joists from a truck at a Brooklyn jobsite Tuesday afternoon, four of the beams toppled off the truck and fell on top of a worker, killing him. According to reports from the New York Daily News, CBS New York and NY1, crews were working on the installation of a “green roof” […]
February 24, 2015
Workforce
Workers discover woman’s body on Florida jobsite
Early Friday morning on a jobsite in Satellite Beach, Florida, construction workers found the body of a young woman. According to a report from FOX 35 TV, the workers had just arrived to start their shift when they discovered the woman. Police secured the site after gaining a search warrant. Officials identified the woman as 24-year-old […]
February 23, 2015
Workforce
$2.4 billion Louisiana aluminum mill to create 2,000 construction jobs
A planned aluminum mill will bring thousands of jobs to central Louisiana, the majority of which are in construction. According to a report from The Advocate, American Specialty Alloys Inc. will build a 3,000-acre, $2.4 billion mill campus in Pineville that will eventually support “all aspects of the aluminum manufacturing process.” ASA tells the paper that […]
February 23, 2015
Workforce
Career night aims at signing up more Cleveland-area women for construction apprenticeships
With the area’s number of women working in construction and the the trades dead even with the national average of 3 percent, trade groups in Northeast Ohio are looking to change that. The Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council’s Tradeswomen Committee will host a career night on Tuesday, February 24 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Plumbers […]
February 22, 2015
Workforce
OSHA extends annual fall prevention Safety Stand-Down to 2 weeks, announces 2015 dates
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced the dates of its second annual Safety Stand-Down for construction fall prevention. Citing widespread participation in last year’s event, OSHA has increased the stand-down from one week to two, setting the dates for May 4-15. During the two-week period, employers and workers pause during the workday to discuss safety topics […]
February 22, 2015
Safety
Worker killed in wall collapse on Wisconsin jobsite
A construction worker in Madison, Wisconsin, was killed Friday morning after a wall collapsed on top of him. According to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal, 58-year-old John Stoll was working at a construction site for a new apartment building when a wall collapsed on top of him and trapped him. Madison Fire Department officials told the […]
February 22, 2015
Safety
Cold weather makes you dumb and that’s a serious safety concern for people who work in construction
Every year about this time we’re bombarded with advice about how to dress warm—layers and all that. Articles about avoiding cold weather injuries abound. Most of us chairborne rangers can simply stay indoors when the temps fall, but if you work in construction, often you can’t. And that’s why everybody in this industry needs to […]
February 19, 2015
Safety
Crane operator killed by falling steel beam in Oregon
A crane operator in Portland, Oregon, was killed earlier this week when a steel beam fell on top of his machine’s cab. According to a report from The Oregonian, Christopher Pierson, 40, was aiding the construction of a retaining wall. Pierson was lifting a steel beam by its end when the beam “detached and sliced into the cab,” […]
February 19, 2015
Workforce
Construction worker shot and killed in Houston jobsite robbery
Another construction jobsite robbery in Houston erupted in gunfire Tuesday, this time ending with the death of a worker. According to a report from KHOU TV, 19-year-old Frank Medrano was working alone inside an unfinished house when a man walked onto the jobsite and tried to rob him. Soon after, Medrano’s cousin, who was working on […]
February 19, 2015
Safety
Worker rescued from 20-foot trench after being buried chest deep in concrete in San Antonio
A construction worker in San Antonio survived a brush with death Monday night after he became buried chest deep in a mixture of concrete and sand. According to a report from KENS 5 TV, the man and a co-worker were filling a 20-foot trench with flowable fill Monday evening as part of the installation of […]
February 17, 2015
Safety
Construction worker killed in Alabama work zone crash
A construction worker in southwest Alabama was killed Friday morning in a work zone crash. According to a report from the Associated Press, 25-year-old worker Marshall James Walton was killed when a pickup truck crashed into the trailer he was working on south of Citronelle near Mobile. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials did not give […]
February 15, 2015
Safety
Worker survives 30-foot fall, is rescued in special extraction by Colorado firefighters
A team of firefighters in northern Colorado engineered a “technical rescue” after a construction worker survived a 30-foot fall earlier this week. According to a report from the Denver Post, the worker fell around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning at a building jobsite in Greeley. When firefighters responded to the scene they found the man in […]
February 12, 2015
Workforce
Just about every type of skilled construction profession got a raise last year
Wages for skilled construction workers are up nearly across the board, according to the latest wage survey from the National Center for Construction Education and Research. NCCER surveyed 30 U.S. construction companies and found that 15 of the 17 craft professions included in the study saw wage increases in 2014. As you can see in the graphic […]
February 11, 2015
Workforce
With oil field cuts increasing, Texas contractors rush to hire and recruit laid off workers
Many workers in South Texas are currently experiencing a bit of déjà vu. During the recession, the U.S. construction industry lost about 2 million workers to layoffs and cuts, many of whom found steady, high-paying work in the oil and gas industry due to the fracking boom. And because so many found good work there […]
February 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Making the work zone less of a war zone
Even though highway work zone fatalities have been on a big decline for the past 10 years, the highway work zone remains a dangerous place, for workers and for motorists. Despite what highway users may think, work zones are much more lethal to motorists than to construction workers. Following a peak of 165 workers killed […]
February 10, 2015
Workforce
Buffalo forum brings together female construction pros to brainstorm methods for growing their numbers
Two Buffalo construction groups have formed a forum for local female construction professionals in order to give these women a way to share ideas and discuss any obstacles they may face in the industry. According to a report from the Buffalo News, the Women in Construction forum invites men to participate in the discussion as […]
February 9, 2015
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