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1 World Trade Center window cleaners rescued from 68-story scaffold accident

Fire fighters recently rescued two window cleaners hanging on loose scaffolding on the 68th floor of the 1 World Trade Center building in New York, ABC News reported on November 13. Responding personnel took two hours on November 12 to rescue workers Juan Lopez and Juan Lizama on the outside window of the 68th floor […] Read more

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Construction firm fined $7k in bridge accident

A construction firm in Minnesota was ordered to pay a fine worth $7,000 in connection to an accident that occurred last November in which a worker fell from a bridge on I-90, LaCrosseTribune.com reported on April 10. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) considers Ames Construction’s violation as “serious” after 19-year-old Logan Goodell fell […] Read more

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Typical injuries caused by heavy equipment on construction sites

Construction sites typically make use of a variety of different types of heavy equipment to help workers do their jobs more efficiently; however, these machines can also cause severe injuries to workers. When a construction worker is harmed by a piece of heavy machinery, they may suffer from numerous types of serious injuries, such as […] Read more

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Typical injuries caused by heavy equipment on construction sites

Construction sites typically make use of a variety of different types of heavy equipment to help workers do their jobs more efficiently; however, these machines can also cause severe injuries to workers. When a construction worker is harmed by a piece of heavy machinery, they may suffer from numerous types of serious injuries, such as […] Read more

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Tunnel accident kills one worker, injures another

One construction worker was killed and one was injured after exploding gout material from a tunnel they were working on hit them. The accident happened near Lake Mead National Recreation Area, just east of Las Vegas. The men were in a three-foot diameter tunnel assembling a tunnel ring when part of it became loose, causing […] Read more