Last week, two brothers, ages 8 and 12, accompanied their father to work at a pool construction site. They climbed into the bed of a sand truck, and the older brother was tragically buried alive underneath a sand pile. The 8-year-old was half buried and holding on trying to keep…
Last Thursday, eight workers were injured when Madonna’s stage collapsed in Marseille. Five of the injuries were serious. Two more workers were killed while constructing the stage for an upcoming Madonna concert. The concert was scheduled for Sunday, but it was cancelled after the construction accident. A French worker, 52-year-old…
Last week in Boston, cement trim fell five stories from the roof on a Northeastern University dorm building that was being replaced as part of summer maintenance. The collapse occurred around 8:30am and the site’s foreman and a police officer immediately began searching the rubble for any injured persons. Miraculously,…
Following an investigation into a Boston construction accident that killed a worker and seriously injured another last February, federal investigators from OHSA have cited a Framingham roofing company for six alleged safety violations. Reliable Roofing and Sheet Metal, LLC has 15 days to contest the penalties or it must pay…
In Framingham last week, a construction accident injured a 47-year-old man. The injured construction worker, who was not identified by name, was transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester via ambulance after his right arm was crushed. Framingham’s Assistant Fire Chief said a piece of construction material fell from…
Earlier today, a construction accident in Kansas City’s West Bottoms killed a worker. The crew was trying to adjust scaffolding when one of the metal attachment used to hold the scaffolding together reportedly came apart and fell five stories, striking the worker in the head. The fatal accident occurred around…
Last week, a construction accident on Maryland’s I-70 entrance ramp left a construction worker with severe leg injuries. John D. Evans’ leg was crushed by a milling machine after he reportedly tripped and fell in front of the machine. According to police, the operator of the milling machine apparently did…
A Summerhill couple is seeking more than $150,000 from Siemans AG, because they say the German conglomerate is liable for the husband’s catastrophic brain injuries, which were sustained in an industrial accident. According to the suit, Morgan Construction Co. of Massachusetts (part of Siemans) sold Bethlehem Steel a wire drawing…
A recent article in the New York Times highlights the importance in seeking compensation following an accident or injury sustained on the job, even if the injured worker fears deportation. In the past month, three illegal immigrants injured in construction accidents in New York were awarded settlements totaling $3.85 million,…
Earlier this week, we blogged about a near collision between a truck and aircraft at Boston’s Logan Airport. On Tuesday morning, a serious accident at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas injured five construction workers. The workplace accident occurred when a rebar cage collapsed as they were building it, trapping…