Workplace Injuries

• Chicago Construction Accident Kills One

  Shannon Weidemann | May 26, 2008 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A man fell in a construction accident on the north end of Chicago and died on Sunday. It is believed he fell at least three stories to the ground. He was a resident of Chicago. The man fell...

• Alabama Man Falls in Construction Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 21, 2008 8:45 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A contractor fell from an Alabama water tower while he was painting it. The construction accident happened outside of Hurtsboro on Wednesday evening. There were three other contractors painting with...

• Man Dies in Georgia Construction Accident

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

  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...

• Hotel construction site injuries

  Staff Writer | January 02, 2007 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A story out of New Jersey on Trentonian.com reported a Friday construction site accident in which two workers fell four stories in a scaffolding collapse.The two workers were rushed to the hospital to be treated for internal injuries. The story says that the scaffolding was makeshift, without safety standards in mind:"They had made homemade scaffolding," Kostoplis said. "In fact, they put a...

• Most dangerous jobs in America

  Staff Writer | November 16, 2006 12:55 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  MSNBC.com and Forbes.com just posted an interesting article about the most dangerous jobs for American workers. Commercial fishing and truck driving top the list of careers that bring the most injuries and deaths each year in our country. Anyone who drives on our nation's highways often for their career is at higher risk of injury or death, according to the article. This includes traveling...

• Construction Worker In Serious Condition After Accident

  Chrissie Cole | March 25, 2009 1:33 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A man buried in a construction accident in St. Clair County on Tuesday, is now listed in serious condition at UAB Hospital. The man was using a backhoe to move dirt at an auto salvage yard on...

• Belleville Construction Accident Injures Two

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

  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...

• Wisconsin Construction Accident Kills Man

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

  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....

• New Orleans Construction Accident Kills Man

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

  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...

• Coal mine layoffs linked to accident

  Staff Writer | December 06, 2006 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Officials from Birmingham-based Drummond Company announced Monday that they would lay off 455 workers at the Shoal Creek Mine in western Jefferson County. Since October, the mine has been closed after extensive damage resulting from an underground blast 10 months ago. Though no one was killed in the February accident, there was so much damage that the mine was forced to shut down. Shoals Creek...