Equipment failure kills laborer
Category: Construction Accidents
A California laborer was struck in the chest when the shovel of a steam shovel came loose and landed on top of him. At the time of the accident, he was working in a trench on a construction project.
The laborer suffered fatal injuries as a result of being hit by the shovel.
Fatal scaffolding collapse
Category: Construction Accidents
Two Indiana construction workers fell 40 feet to the ground when the scaffold they were working on collapsed. The scaffold had a loose pin holding in one of the members of the scaffold and when the workers went to repair the scaffold, their weight caused the scaffold to collapse.
One worker survived the fall suffering chest and head injuries; the other workers suffered fatal injuries
Contractor cited after employee falls through floor
Category: Construction Accidents
A contractor was hit with over $69,000 in fines by OSHA after an employee was injured when he plummeted three floors when the floor of the building he was working in collapased. The employee was involved in the demolition of a building at the time of the accident.
Violations of OSHA regulations such as this put employees lives at unnecessary risk of harm.
Trench collapse in Louisiana
Category: Construction Accidents
Two workers were lucky to survive when the trench that they were working in collapsed. The trench was being dug near a highway and did not have a proper retaining wall. Authorities believe that vibrations from the nearby highway triggered the collapse.
One of the workers suffered a fractured ankle while trying to escape the trench.
Scaffold collapse results in fall
Category: Construction Accidents
A worker on a Maryland construction site was injured when the planking to the scaffolding he was working on broke. He fell from the scaffold 37 feet to the ground.
The worker suffered spinal fractures which may result in paralysis.
