There are nearly 6.5 million people who work at around 252,000 construction sites across America each day. At these construction sites, accidents occur, which cause more fatal injuries than those in any other industry. To help you learn how to prevent construction accidents, here are some tips from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 1. Check the safety of scaffolding …
Texas Construction Accident Kills One and Injures Two
Recently there was a fatal construction accident that involved three workers at a Jacksonville, TX construction site. As a cement crew worked on installing reinforcing steel to a 40-year-old retaining wall, it suddenly collapsed and killed two construction workers and injured one. Donald Starling, 60, and Hollis Morris, 68, who were both killed, were residents of Tyler. The injured worker …
UT-Dallas Crane Collapse Kills Two Construction Workers
A construction accident occurred this weekend at the University of Texas-Dallas campus that involved a crane that collapsed and killed two workers. Workers were heard screaming while the incident occurred. The men who died were 58-year-old Thomas Fairbrother, Jr. and 50-year-old Terry Weaver. Their official cause of death is blunt force injuries. In the process of dismantling the crane, it …
Dallas Construction Worker Dies After Hit by Forklift
A construction worker was killed while working at the new Parkland Memorial Hospital construction site. The 24-year-old from Plano died after being hit by a forklift and then suffered internal injuries. He was rushed to the present Parkland Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The spokeswoman for Balfour Beatty Construction, which is the lead project partner, said at 1 …
Casino Construction Worker Struck by Lightning
A construction worker working on a casino project in Atlantic City, New Jersey died after being struck by lightning during a bad thunderstorm. The workers were pouring concrete during the storm. They were getting worried as the sky grew darker and the wind grew stronger and the flashes of lightning grew closer. They kept working though because they were told to. …
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