Articles Posted in Construction Accidents

On Friday morning, a construction worker suffered multiple fractures to both legs when a steamroller ran over his legs. The construction accident occurred around 3:30am when the worker was measuring part of the roadway.

Following the steamroller accident, the worker was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he underwent a lengthy surgical procedure.

A spokeswoman for the hospital said he was listed in critical condition as of late Friday afternoon. The injured worker’s age and hometown were not released to the media.

Steamroller accident on I-287 in Edison leaves worker critically hurt, MyCentralJersey.com, October 30, 2009 Continue reading

Last Tuesday, an explosion at a biodiesel plant injured a worker. The local fire department responded to the scene of the workplace accident after a reactor reportedly exploded. The fire sprinkler system at the plant extinguished most of the flames, and firefighters managed to contain a few remaining hot spots.

A worker suffered a broken leg and was taken by emergency medical services (EMS) crews to a local hospital. No other workers were injured.

Authorities have not stated what prompted the explosion or what the worker was doing when he was injured. However, investigators from the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration will conduct a full investigation of the workplace accident.

Explosion at biodiesel plant broke workers leg, JusticeNewsFlash.com, October 15, 2009 Continue reading

Last Friday morning, a construction superintendent died in an accident. Emergency responders were paged at about 10am after a man was reportedly electrocuted. Brady Meier was overseeing the base area construction project and was pronounced dead at 12:45am at Yampa Valley Medical center.

Authorities said they are awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death, but they believe Meier might have been struck with a fitting from a pressurized water line. The owner of Duckels Construction said Meier was trying to turn on a water valve inside a utility vault when a compression on another water line blew off and hit him. Meier had worked for the company for two years prior to the construction accident.

Officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration plan to investigate the fatal accident.

Brady Meier died Friday after construction site accident, Steamboat Pilot & Today, October 10 Continue reading

A 50-year-old construction worker from Plymouth was seriously injured on Wednesday morning after falling from a 25-foot-high scaffold. The scaffold accident occurred at a waterfront construction site in Cohasset, Massachusetts, where three workers were installing siding to restore several buildings.

An emergency call came in at 11:23am and the injured foreman was airlifted to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where he was in critical condition according to police. He reportedly suffered severe head injuries.

The construction accident is being investigated by an inspector from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration to determine if proper fall-protection equipment was used. According to a spokesman for OSHA, work being performed at more than 6 feet generally requires guardrails or the wearing of safety harnesses.

Plymouth laborer injured in fall at Cohasset construction site, The Patriot Ledger, October 1, 2009 Continue reading

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Falmouth, Massachusetts construction contractor for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards after an excavation accident in Kingston. Employees were working in a 5.5-foot-deep excavation when one of the sidewalls collapses, partially burying an employee. OSHA requires that all excavations deeper than 5 feet between protected against collapses before workers enter them.

OSHA inspectors found that the excavation lacked protection to prevent a collapse. The asphalt also had not been removed or supported to prevent it from falling on workers. Fortunately, none of the workers were killed in the accident.

Following its inspection, OSHA issued one willful citations with a $63,000 proposed fine for the unprotected excavation. It also issued one serious citations with a $6,300 fine for not supporting or removing the asphalt atop the excavation. The company has 15 days to comply, meet with OSHA, or contest the finding before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Cave-in at Construction Site Leads to Nearly $70,000 Fine for Contractor, OHSonline.com, September 25, 2009 Continue reading

On Wednesday, a construction worker in Missouri died of injuries sustained on the job. His name and the name of his company have not been released to the public. The construction accident occurred around 11:30am near Excelsior Springs in Clay County.

According to authorities, the construction accident victim was working for a contractor or subcontractor on a $376,000 county project building a new bridge over the creek. The area’s roadway was closed for construction, and the accident involved a piece of construction equipment. The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating the fatal accident.

Work on the project was suspended for several days to allow the victim’s co-workers to grieve.

Worker dies from injuries in construction accident, KansasCity.com, September 16, 2009 Continue reading

Last week, a construction accident in Howell Township, Michigan killed a 61-year-old worker.

A 3,500-pound panel was being unloaded from a truck last Wednesday morning when it fell on the truck driver and crushed him. He had been hauling concrete slabs for a construction project and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The fatal accident occurred around 7:50am when the panel fell off a tractor trailer.

State and country officials, as well as authorities from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, are investigating the construction accident.

Man crushed by concrete in Howell Township, Detroit Free Press, September 10, 2009
Ohio man killed by concrete slab at Mich. worksite, Chicago Tribune, September 9, 2009 Continue reading