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Contractor killed in tragic double utility trench collapse in Michigan
Police near Detroit were nearly able to save a contractor from a collapsed trench before the trench collapsed again, killing him. Leland Rumph, 59, was the owner of Rumph Construction Inc. He and a crew were using a backhoe to dig a 20-foot-deep trench down to a sewer line in an empty lot in Gross […]
October 31, 2014
Workforce
Construction crew wrangles 11-foot python on Florida jobsite
We can all only hope that when confronted by a massive snake we handle the encounter as well as this construction crew near Miami. According to a report from WFLX TV, the workers, which look to be part of a road construction crew working near Florida State Road 826, found an 11-foot Burmese python inside […]
October 30, 2014
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Safety
Backhoe operator killed by his machine in odd accident
A backhoe operator in Phoenix was found dead earlier this week in an accident with little in the way of explanation. According to a report from azfamily.com, the operator’s co-workers went looking for him and found him dead, somehow becoming “tangled up” in the hydraulic arms in either the backhoe’s stick or boom. His co-workers […]
October 30, 2014
Workforce
Construction worker stabs co-worker in altercation on Texas jobsite
Two construction workers in Tyler, Texas got into an argument last week that escalated into a stabbing. According to a report from KLTV, police responded to a disturbance call at a jobsite where a career and technology center is being built around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. When they arrived they found a construction worker had been […]
October 29, 2014
Workforce
Workers caught on tape firing assault rifle inside Orlando building they were demolishing
Orlando Police are investigating a demolition contractor hired by the city after footage surfaced of workers firing an assault rifle inside the building they were supposed to be demolishing. According to a report from WESH TV, a whistle blower sent in footage to Orlando city leaders showing a worker from Crusader Contracting firing an AR-15 […]
October 28, 2014
Safety
Death of road construction worker in hit and run leads South Carolina law enforcement to beef up patrols near work zones
Sheriff’s deputies and the South Carolina Highway Patrol have decided to increase their presence near road construction work zones in the wake of a hit-and-run that took the life of a worker last week. Barry Asbury, 53, was killed while working on a repaving project on South Carolina Highway 170 in Okatie, according to a […]
October 28, 2014
Workforce
Excavator tumbles 60 feet from Georgia overpass, operator survives
A machine rollover is one of the scariest things an operator in the construction industry can face. In northwest Georgia recently, an excavator operator has lived to tell about one of the more extreme examples you can think of. While working on the construction of a new overpass on Highway 136, off exit 320 of […]
October 27, 2014
Workforce
Construction’s skilled worker shortage intensifies: 83% of firms tell AGC they can’t find enough craft workers
No. 13 Story in 2014 « No. 14 No. 12 »  The problem of not being able to find enough skilled craft workers is reaching nearly universal levels in the U.S. construction industry, according to a new survey. In response, the Associated General Contractors of America today released a workforce development plan aimed at repairing […]
October 22, 2014
Workforce
Northwestern Mutual sets out to hire 1,000 construction workers in Milwaukee
Northwestern Mutual is in the middle of a substantial construction project in downtown Milwaukee and the company is in need of a lot of hands to get it done. On Monday, the company hosted a job fair in Milwaukee in search of 1,000 construction workers to build its $450 million tower, according to a report […]
October 21, 2014
Workforce
Bob the Builder, construction’s most well-known ambassador to kids, gets a makeover for a new generation
After entreating and educating children around the world for the last 16 years, the popular cartoon Bob the Builder has gotten its first refresh in the form of an all-new Bob and updated construction equipment sidekicks. According to a report from the New York Times, the changes come as a result of a new direction […]
October 20, 2014
Workforce
Construction workers in Iowa save kitten from a dumpster’s doom
While saving cats is typically the work of firefighters, a group of construction workers in Des Moines, Iowa, recently made an exception. According to a report from KCCI, a group of workers was throwing chunks of broken concrete into a dumpster Wednesday when they heard something other than the thud of the concrete. Meowing was […]
October 17, 2014
Workforce
Construction crew sprayed with pesticide by helicopter in California
A group of workers from a construction crew working near Sacramento, California, has come forward saying they are still dealing with sickness after being sprayed with pesticide by a helicopter. According to a report from CBS Sacramento, the men, who asked to remain anonymous, are working on a levee near an orchard. In July they […]
October 16, 2014
Workforce
Construction worker throws co-worker off bridge, disappears after jumping in river after him
Police in Charleston, South Carolina, are searching for a construction worker accused of throwing his co-worker off a bridge. Joshua D. Brown, 19, told police he was playing a game on his smartphone and eating some beef jerky when, out of nowhere, McCoy Wright, 30, came up behind him, picked him up and threw him […]
October 15, 2014
Workforce
Flagman caught drinking, buying booze on the job at Michigan road construction site
Road construction zones are already unsafe enough without bringing alcohol into the mix. Yet that’s exactly what the flagman of a crew near Omena, Michigan, was recently caught doing. According to a report from UpNorthLive.com, a truck driver passing by a road work zone on North West Bay Shore Drive on Monday called the Leelanau […]
October 15, 2014
Workforce
Construction crew uncovers human bones during gas line install in New York City
A construction crew in New York City made a pretty startling discovery last week when a routine trench dig uncovered human bones. According to the New York Daily News, the crew discovered the bones while digging a trench for a gas main in the borough of Queens on the morning of October 7. Work was […]
October 14, 2014
Safety
Construction worker killed following semi truck crash into Ohio work zone
A construction worker who was badly injured in a work zone crash has died nearly a month after the accident. According to a report from WTVG, Bradley Friffitt, 40, died Monday night from injuries sustained after he was struck by a semi truck on September 19. The driver of the semi truck fell asleep and […]
October 14, 2014
Workforce
Construction’s late recovery in Nevada heightens shortage of skilled workers as Tesla looms
After successfully wooing electric car maker Tesla to build its massive gigafactory through $1.25 billion in tax incentives, the state of Nevada is looking forward to an impact of $100 billion over the next 20 years. And the construction industry in the Reno area is looking forward to an infusion of 3,000 jobs to build […]
October 9, 2014
Workforce
Construction worker mauled by tiger loses thumb in Florida
Apparently there are some hazards in construction no toolbox talk can prepare you for. One construction worker learned this the hard way Monday afternoon when his hand was mauled by a tiger while working at a big cat sanctuary near Jupiter, Florida, according to a report from WPEC TV. The sanctuary is a private estate […]
October 8, 2014
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