Workplace Injuries

• Worker falls from scaffold after shock

  Barry Doyle | January 17, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Texas construction worker had to be air-lifted from the scene of the accident after he was injured at work. He was working on a scaffold when he received a shock from nearby power lines and fell 40 feet to the ground.The worker suffered severe burns as a result of being shocked.This accident raises a number of safety issues. It is fairly well-known that high-voltage electricity can arc from...

• Truck driver crushed by crane load

  Barry Doyle | January 12, 2007 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A truck driver died in a recent construction accident when he was struck by a load from a crane. The truck driver had just delivered a portion of a large conveyor belt system to an airport in San Jose. The machinery was being moved by crane from the trailer to the building where it would be installed when the load swayed.The truck driver was killed instantly when he was pinned in between his...

• Crane accident kills operator

  Barry Doyle | January 09, 2007 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  An Iowa crane operator was recently killed in an accident on a construction site. At the time of the accident, he was operating a crane which moving a large aggregate hopper. The crane tipped over and pinned him in between the cab of the crane and an electrical transformer.An OSHA investigation was underway to determine the cause of the accident. Construction safety standards require that...

• Trench collapse injures worker

  Barry Doyle | January 06, 2007 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Pennsylvania construction worker was injured when the trench in which he was working collapsed while he was still inside it. The crew with whom he was working was installing a pipe which was being run into a school. The worker suffered a fractured leg and was listed in critical condition.An OSHA investigation was underway to determine the cause of the collapse and whether citations will be...

• Fall on construction site(2)

  Barry Doyle | December 31, 2006 11:43 AM | 1 CommentCook County, IL

  Two workers were seriously injured when they fell 20 feet while working on a Florida construction site. One suffered a fractured leg; details as to the injuries sustained by the other were unclear.The fall was over 20 feet. OSHA regulations require the use of fall protection, typically a tie line, when working at that kind of height.On most large construction sites, the great bulk of the work...

• Fall on construction site(3)

  Barry Doyle | December 31, 2006 11:43 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Two workers were seriously injured when they fell 20 feet while working on a Florida construction site. One suffered a fractured leg; details as to the injuries sustained by the other were unclear.The fall was over 20 feet. OSHA regulations require the use of fall protection, typically a tie line, when working at that kind of height.On most large construction sites, the great bulk of the work...

• Construction Accident Traps Virginia Workers

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 8:42 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Several construction workers were believed to be trapped today when a slab of wet concrete collapsed on the 24th floor of a high-rise building, said officials.Police spokesperson, John Lisle, said the cause of the construction accident is still unclear. Several workers were believed to be trapped and a handful of others had minor injuries, said Diana Sun, county spokeswoman. Oscar Moscoso, a...