Health and Safety

Matthew Brown - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed September 23, 2015

Rise in Accidents Spurs New Pipeline Safety Rule

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A long-delayed rule to strengthen safety requirements for pipelines that move oil and other hazardous liquids will be unveiled in September following a recent surge in accidents, the U.S....

Abdullah Al-Shihri and Adam Schreck - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed September 16, 2015

Violent Rainstorm Brings Crane Crashing to the Ground in Mecca

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) A towering construction crane toppled over on Sept. 11 during a violent rainstorm in the Saudi city of Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, crashing into the Grand Mosque and killing at least 107 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage later this month....

Mon September 14, 2015

Worker Ordered to Repay Scrap Metal Theft

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) - A man who prosecutors say stole construction materials from Buffalo County while an employee has been ordered to pay $5,000 restitution. The Kearney Hub reports (http://bit.ly/1L49bZ9 ) that 58-year-old Ross Karabel, of Miller, pleaded no contest and was convicted last week of misdemeanor theft....

Thu September 10, 2015

Four Workers Hurt in Airport Hanger Collapse

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An old United Airlines hangar being demolished at Newark Liberty International Airport has partially collapsed, sending four workers to the hospital. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Joe Pentangelo says the collapse occurred early Wednesday afternoon....

Fri September 04, 2015

NER Theft Alert - Illinois Kubota Excavator

On or before Monday August 10, the below described Kubota Mini Excavator and Trailer were stolen from a job site in Maywood, Illinois. Please forward this alert to anyone that may encounter the equipment transported, abandoned or offered for sale....

Fri September 04, 2015

Rubbish Pit Operator Pays Hefty Fine for Violations

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - A Hancock County rubbish pit operator is paying a $40,000 civil fine because it failed to stop unauthorized waste from being dumped and wasn’t covering waste with dirt....

Thu September 03, 2015

More Details Released About Fatal Vikings Stadium Roof Fall

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A report says the death of a construction worker atop the new Minnesota Vikings stadium last week happened after he slid down a roof, broke through a guardrail and fell to an elevated platform....

Wed September 02, 2015

Man Arrested After Crashing in Construction Zone

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) - A 35-year-old Bridgeport man has been arrested after crashing a minivan in an Interstate 95 construction zone, injuring two workers. Norwalk police Lt. Paul Resnick tells the Connecticut Post (http://bit.ly/1LDyu2v) an officer pursued Marino De Los Santos at about 2 a.m....

Wed September 02, 2015

Worker Narrowly Escapes Trench Collapse

OSHA Officials in Oregon have captured the exact moment a shoring trench collapses with a work in the trench, seconds after an OSHA Official warned of the danger. In the video the official is seen to walk up to a road crew working on a trench....

Wed September 02, 2015

Construction Crooner Found Dead

NEW YORK — A karaoke-loving ironworker who briefly became a New York sensation for his serenades from a subway construction site has been found dead in an apparent suicide, a month after he disappeared from his Queens neighborhood, police said Friday....