Last week, a construction worker died after being crushed by a house. The 57-year-old worker was part of a crew that was lowering the house on to a new foundation to comply with building codes, because the house was apparently too tall for its original foundation. The house reportedly fell…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently revealed their list of top 10 safety violations for 2009. The agency says the number of top 10 violations increased almost 30 percent compared to the same period last year. Topping the list were scaffolding and fall protection violations. Scaffolding accidents…
Earlier this month, a construction accident in Dallas, Texas injured two workers after the construction workers fell about 70 feet from the roof and ledge of the Dallas Cowboys Stadium. The men were reportedly performing maintenance on the roof when the accident occurred around 7am. Police say ice may have…
Earlier this week, two men sustained injuries after being temporarily pinned between two vehicles at a construction site in downtown San Diego. According to the city’s Fire-Rescue Department, the accident was reported around 12:20pm. Apparently the two men were perched atop the tailgate of a truck eating lunch when a…
Last month, a construction accident in Staten Island, New York killed a 53-year-old construction worker. He was standing behind a white Mack dump truck when it crushed him, first with the rear and then with the front tires. Police said the construction worker was out of view of either mirror.…
A Plainville, Massachusetts manufacturer and packager of medical equipment has received two citations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following a machinery accident. A worker’s finger was pinched by a heat seal bar used to seal plastic bags, and the worker lost the tip of that finger as…
The Boston Globe reports that a construction worker was pronounced dead yesterday at the scene of an accident on Route 3 in Chelmsford. A driver hit two men at a cleanup site along the northbound lanes. The workmen were part of a crew cleaning up a fuel spill that occurred…
Last Tuesday morning, an accident involving a gravel truck killed a 54-year-old construction worker. Police say the worker died at the scene of the construction accident after the gravel truck accidentally drove over him. Authorities are continuing to investigate the fatal accident. In addition to motor vehicle accidents, construction workers…
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that New England recorded fewer work-related deaths last year. They attribute this trend partly to the recession. Final statistics will be released in April, but preliminary data for Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire showed only 136 workplace deaths…
A Massachusetts contractor has received several citations from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration for alleged repeat and serious violations of excavation safety standards. An OSHA inspector watched as three employees worked in an unprotected trench in Boston. The trench was nearly 6 feet deep and was not sloped at…