Words Proved Eerily Prophetic
Wanting to hype his audience up in advance of an acrobatic performance, circus ringmaster Jesus Vasquez
Worker Knocked Through Roof Opening
A sheet metal mechanic died after he was knocked through a roof opening and fell to a concrete floor below. He was working for a plumbing and heating contractor that had been in business for
Contractors Sentenced to Jail For Worker’s Death
Two New York contractors have both been sentenced to six-month jail terms in connection with the death of a worker
Scaffold Not a Climbing Device
A young man was working on a building renovation project. He was inexperienced, and was working part-time for a sub-contractor. Despite repeated warnings not to do so, he had been in the habit of climbing
Carbon Monoxide Kills Carpet Layer
A 25-year-old man got a job as a laborer, installing carpets in newly-built homes for a small company after a tornado had devastated a small farming community.
Long Fall Ends On Standpipe
A painting contractor's crew was sandblasting and painting the inside of a riser under a water tower. One worker was spray-painting from a fixed ladder 40 feet (12 meters) above the floor of the riser.
Poor Communication Contributes to Crushing Death
A maintenance mechanic died when he was crushed between an overhead bridge - crane and a light fixture.
No Escape From Burning Basement
A building contractor died when he was trapped in the burning basement of a house under construction. Another worker was using an oxyacetylene cutting torch to cut I-beams over the basement of the house. Stray
Three Buried in Concrete
Menes Daniel, Torivio Acevedo and Endy Guirand were killed when a concrete form collapsed.
Seven Statistics on Highway Work Zones
There are warning signs everywhere, but highway work zones are [...]
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