Wed December 30, 2015
Police: $20,000 Worth of Materials Stolen From Construction Site
BOSTON (AP) - Police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a man who they say stole approximately $20,000 worth of materials from a Boston construction site. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/1NMMyrU ) the theft was reported to police by a Moriarty Construction employee on Dec....
Tue December 29, 2015
Chinese Mine Boss Drowns Himself After Deadly Collapse
BEIJING (AP) - The owner of a Chinese gypsum mine drowned Sunday after jumping into a well in an apparent suicide during rescue efforts for 17 workers still trapped two days after the mine collapsed and killed one person, state media said....
Tue December 29, 2015
Damage From Sinking Land Costing California Billions
DOS PALOS, Calif. (AP) - A canal that delivers vital water supplies from Northern California to Southern California is sinking in places. So are stretches of a riverbed undergoing historic restoration....
Tue December 22, 2015
CAM Hires Jason Griffin as New Director of Safety
The Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) announced hiring Jason Griffin as its new director of safety and education services. He assumes the role from Tracey Alfonsi, who has moved into the position of CAM director of sales and marketing....
Wed December 23, 2015
OSHA Renews Alliance to Protect Roadway Construction Workers
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration renewed its alliance with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners to protect workers in roadway construction work zones from injuries, illnesses and fatalities....
Wed December 23, 2015
Crane Slices Through Massachusetts House
Local Massachusetts television affiliate WHDH is reporting that a crane collapsed onto a house in Plymouth Monday night, slicing right through the roof. 7News Boston WHDH-TV Rebecca Forman, 17, said she was in the kitchen of her house on Lisa Street when the crane crashed through her house....
Thu December 17, 2015
Nearly $60M Settlement Reached in Bridge Fire
SEATTLE (AP) - A settlement of nearly $60 million has been reached for people who suffered damages as the result of a 2012 blaze near Cle Elum, lawyers said Monday. Rod Nelson with Abeyta Nelson law firm said in a release that the settlement of about $59.8 million was reached between contractors, the state of Washington and more than 120 clients the firm represented after the Taylor Bridge Fire....
Wed December 16, 2015
Missing Worker’s Body Found at Construction Site
Houston Television news affiliate KTRK is reporting that the body of a missing worker was found at a construction site after an excavator accident earlier today. Divers searched a trench under construction in northwest Harris County Monday morning, after the construction worker went under when the backhoe he was driving toppled over....
Fri December 11, 2015
Seven Injured After Scaffolding Collapses
WPIX11 in New York City is reporting that a scaffolding collapse at a Hackenstack, New Jersey construction site left three people critically hurt and others with serious injuries. Laborers were working on the roof of a building at 139 Tracy Place in Hackensack around 3:30 p.m....
Mon December 14, 2015
Contractor Fined After Killing Worker During Botched Rescue Attempt
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A construction company will have to pay $560,000 in connection with the death of an employee who officials say was fatally injured when other workers tried to rescue him from a collapsed trench....
