Construction Accident Kills Two
July 17, 2007 13:07

Unrelated construction accidents claimed two lives in Ohio during the second week of July. In the morning, a contract employee working at the waste water treatment plant was killed. A second worker died on a construction site in the afternoon at the site of... (Read Article)

Pennsylvania: 1,500 Pound Runaway Wreckage Ball Wrecks Havoc
July 20, 2007 13:19

Demolition was under way surrounding the library on the campus of Allegheny College when a wrecking ball being used to remove brick planter boxes and pavers broke loose and began its journey down the street. After making a left turn onto another street, the... (Read Article)

The Harder They Fall: Construction Site Accidents
July 21, 2007 13:21

According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Labor, Safety, and Health, more than one third of all fatal accidents in the construction industry are a result of falls. The fall protection video and handbook provides the construction industry... (Read Article)

Trench Collapses - Work Injury
July 22, 2007 14:22

A worker was hospitalized part of the trench in which he was working collapsed at a restaurant construction site. The man was buried in dirt to his waist after a wall toppled shortly before 11 a.m., apparently because it hadn't been reinforced.

Co-workers removed the man before rescue crews could mobilize. The man was taken to the hospital. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The man was working for a plumbing company that has already been cited twice by OSHA

An investigation into the incident has begun, but the job site has not been shut down.

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