Posts tagged Worksite Injuries

• Tuscaloosa Construction Accidents Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | March 26, 2008 9:55 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A 29-year-old man was killed in a construction accident in Tuscaloosa on Friday. The accident happened at First Baptist Church on Greensboro Avenue. There is a construction project going on there. The victim was working construction on an addition at the church late Friday afternoon when he became pinned between a scissor lift and the building, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit Capt....

• Crane Operator Injured in Omaha Construction Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 23, 2008 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A construction worker was injured when the 140,000 pound crane he was operating slipped into the Papio Creek. He was trapped inside of the cab for over an hour while rescue crews worked to get him out. The construction accident happened on Friday morning at the site on 67th and West Center Road. Slippery pads on the crane may have contributed to it tipping over.Papio Creek's water will not...

• Belleville Construction Accident Injures Two

  Shannon Weidemann | February 05, 2008 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A construction accident in Belleville, Washington left two men hurt after being hit by a piece of equipment. They were working at the site of some radio towers when the accident happened. Bellevue fire officials say a crew of five was doing maintenance at three radio towers in the 3000 block of 118th Avenue SE. They were reinstalling guy wires, which involve anchoring them some 110 feet into...

• Man Dies in Georgia Construction Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 30, 2008 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A man was killed by a falling beam at the Kia plant under construction in West Point, Georgia. The 47-year-old construction worker was working on a plant set to open next year. The construction accident happened early on Tuesday morning. The victim was working for a subcontractor when a beam fell and apparently hit him, Kia human resources director Randy Jackson said.The victim was...

• Wisconsin Construction Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 20, 2007 9:12 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A construction worker from Racine was killed in a construction accident in Somers on Wednesday. He was working in a trench when there was a cave in and he became trapped. The victim was 52-years-old. The worksite is the scene of a future shopping center at Highway 31 and County Highway S. Rescue teams worked feverishly to free the man," the Kenosha Sheriff's Department said in a statement....

• Austin Construction Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 06, 2007 7:19 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A man was killed in an Austin construction accident Thursday. The worker was near a retaining wall and a boulder at the time of the accident. He was crushed when the boulder moved. Authorities say the man was crushed either when workers were trying to move the boulder, or he fell on his own beneath them.The incident happened while a house was under construction. The accident happened on a...

• New Orleans Construction Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | November 18, 2007 2:04 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A construction worker from Amite was killed in a worksite accident in New Orleans on Wednesday. The worksite was near Loyola University and involved a dump truck and a front loader. According to police, the victim was operating a dump truck. He apparently parked and stepped away from the vehicle for a moment. Meanwhile, a nearby tractor began moving forward, trapping the victim between the...

• Las Vegas construction accident deaths

  Staff Writer | August 20, 2007 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The Las Vegas Business Press reported the tragic construction worker death on Aug. 9 at MGM Mirage's CityCenter project between the Monte Carlo and Bellagio resorts, and another death at the Fontainebleau Resort Hotel site nearby on Aug. 2.In the CityCenter construction accident, worker Harvey Englander, 65, was reportedly working on an elevator and was cut in half when he leaned into the...

• Report details fatal workplace injuries in 2005

  Staff Writer | May 23, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A report this month from The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows a decline in the number of fatal occupational injuries in the U.S. during the year 2005. The report is based on data that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collected from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).For 2005, BLS reported a total of 5,702* work-related fatal injuries and a rate of 4.0...

• Workplace shooting leaves one dead, two injured

  Staff Writer | April 10, 2007 8:42 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A laid-off employee in Michigan opened fire with a 12-guage shotgun on his former office and co-workers Monday, killing a woman and injuring the firm's two partners.The office shooting occured in Troy at Gordon Advisors Accounting Firm, where employees reportedly barracaded themselves in their offices and hid during and after the shooting. Police officers on the scene removed the employees in...