Florida Coalition Files Lawsuit To Block Miami-Dade Rule Passed After Crane Fatalities - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Alleging that the new Miami-Dade County crane ordinance could bring high-rise commercial construction to a halt, a coalition of South Florida construction organizations filed a lawsuit against the county M
Publication Date: 06 May , 2008
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Construction Worker Killed In Maryland Crane Accident- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A construction worker was killed in a tower crane accident at a mixed-use project in Parole, Md., on April 30. The unidentified victim was working 200 ft above the site of a residential development at Anna
Publication Date: 30 April , 2008
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Jobsite Beer-Party Hangover: Death for One, Firing for Four - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A New Mexico contractor terminated four workers from a Gallup bridge reconstruction job after a member of the crew plunged to his death after participating in an onsite beer bash, according to several repo
Publication Date: 30 April , 2008
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Family Files Suit, Second Body Recovered from Arkansas River - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The second of three workers killed when their bridge scaffolding collapsed April 2 was recovered from the Arkansas River in L
Publication Date: 24 April , 2008
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Federal Safety Regulators To Boost Tower-Crane Checks - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Fatal tower-crane failures in New York and Miami have prompted the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to look more closely at crane hazards elsewhere. But inspectors say they need to learn
Publication Date: 23 April , 2008
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One Worker Dead, Two Are Missing In Arkansas River Bridge Accident - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has taken over the investigation of a bridge project accident on Wednesday that left one worker confirmed dead and two missing in North Little Rock, Ark.
Publication Date: 03 April , 2008
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Momentum Builds in Florida For Stricter Oversight of Cranes - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Just days after a crane collapse killed two construction workers and injured four men at a jobsite in Miami, Miami-Dade County’s new crane safety regulations went into effect on March 28 and support
Publication Date: 02 April , 2008
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Miami Police Identify Crane Accident Victims - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Miami Police Dept. has released the names of the dead and injured from a March 25 crane accident that occurred in Miami when a section of tower crane being hoisted for a jumping operation fell through
Publication Date: 27 March , 2008
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Tower-Crane Fears Drive Regulations - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Miami-Dade County commissioners reacted quickly after the March 15 crane collapse in New York City, passing strict rules for crane erection and inspection. The subject struck home again suddenly on March 2
Publication Date: 26 March , 2008
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NYC Crane Examiner Charged With Faking Crane Inspection- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A New York City crane inspector faces felony charges for falsely reporting that he had inspected the midtown Manhattan tower crane days before it collapsed March 15. The Commissioner of the New York City
Publication Date: 20 March , 2008
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New York City Council Sets Construction Safety Hearing - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
As investigators continue to try to pinpoint the cause of last weekend’s deadly crane collapse in midtown Manhattan, the City Council has announced plans to hold a hearing on safety at high-rise cons
Publication Date: 20 March , 2008
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Crane-Accident Probe Targets Nylon Slings - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Photographic evidence appears to point to a failure of nylon webbing temporarily supporting the collar with come-alongs during installation. Experts say nylon webbing is prone to abrupt failure when it has been damaged, and the kinds of damage t
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Publication Date: 19 March , 2008
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Q & A with Patricia Lancaster - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
No official has been more scrutinized in the wake of Saturday's deadly crane collapse than the city's buildings commissioner, Patricia Lancaster. Some members of City Council have called for her resignati
Publication Date: 19 March , 2008
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Stalled Federal Rules Prompt State Action - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 05 March , 2008
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OSHA Proposes Fine Of $465,000 After Bank Fire - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The U.S. Labor Dept. plans to fine two key contractors that worked on the demolition of a bank building at Ground Zero almost half a million dollars for violations discovered after two firefighters died fi
Publication Date: 19 February , 2008
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Confined-Space Work Rule Upsets Small Contractors - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Utility contractors have sounded alarm bells about a proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule for construction in confined spaces. Contractors and associations say the proposed rule, iss
Publication Date: 30 January , 2008
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Worker Killed as Excavator Plunges into Columbia River - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Biggs, Wash. – A construction worker died in Southern Washington Jan. 15, when an excavator he was driving fell into the Columbia River. The worker was rescued from the water, but pronounced dead at
Publication Date: 18 January , 2008
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Las Vegas Megaresort Suffers Another Fatality - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Las Vegas and Perini Corp. have suffered yet another megaresort-related construction fatality.
Publication Date: 16 January , 2008
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OSHA Proposes Fines Over Colorado Collapse - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The U.S. Labor Dept. has proposed fines totaling more than $200,000 against the general contractor and a concrete subcontractor on a high-rise condominium in Greenwood Village, Colo., in connection with a
Publication Date: 14 January , 2008
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Employers Take Aim at Planned Standard - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 19 December , 2007
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Feds Fine Miss. Bridge JV For Formwork Violations - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Federal safety regulators cited Granite Archer Western, the joint venture contractor for the $266.8-million U.S. Hwy. 90 Bridge over St. Louis Bay in Mississippi for willful violation with a proposed $70,0
Publication Date: 13 December , 2007
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Jobsite Fatality in Las Vegas Fifth for Perini During 2007 - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Perini Construction's luck on the Las Vegas Strip has seemingly run dry. On Nov. 27, the firm suffered its fifth construction jobsite fatality this year. David Rabun, 30, plummeted 50 feet to his death Tue
Publication Date: 28 November , 2007
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OSHA Hits Fru-Con with More Maumee River Crossing Penalties- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The U.S. Labor Dept. has proposed another fine against Fru-Con Construction Corp. over the Maumee River Crossing project in Ohio.
Publication Date: 09 November , 2007
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Crane Operator Falls to Death At Seattle Construction Site- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A crane operator at a downtown Seattle condominium construction site died Monday after he fell 60-feet from a construction crane. The worker’s name has not been released.
Publication Date: 08 November , 2007
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Construction Injury and Illness Rate Improved in 2006, Labor Dept. Says - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The construction industry's injury and illness rate improved in 2006, as the number of cases declined slightly and the number of hours worked increased, the Labor Dept.'s Bureau of Labor Statistics reporte
Publication Date: 17 October , 2007
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Sundt Says Fatality is First in Decades - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Oct. 9 accident that killed young ironworker Ian Delmar in downtown Phoenix was Sundt Construction Inc.'s first jobsite fatality in almost 20 years, says a spokesman for the company, Charlie Boyd.
Publication Date: 11 October , 2007
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Epoxy Fumes Caused Deaths Of Five Colorado Workers - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
An Oct. 2 fire deep in the power tunnel of a hydroelectric plant 45 miles west of Denver that killed five workers may have been caused by vapors from a solvent that ignited, trapping the men underground. L
Publication Date: 10 October , 2007
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Fourth Fatality This Year At Las Vegas' City Center - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Las Vegas’ Project City Center saw its fourth fatality this year on October 5, when an ironworker plunged to his death. Harold "Rusty" Billingsley, 46, was welding a rebar cage on a hotel tower
Publication Date: 08 October , 2007
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Pipeline Sensor System Warns When Danger Is Near - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Anatural-gas pipeline operator in the Midwest is testing a new monitoring system that not only sends an alert if there is an impact on the pipe but can even warn operators of dangers nearby.
Publication Date: 12 September, 2007
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Rash of Fatalities Hits Projects in Busy Las Vegas - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Luck has seemingly run out for Las Vegas construction workers, with three fatalities recorded in August and several others earlier in the year.
Publication Date: 22 August , 2007
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Fire Inquiry Concentrates Attention on Troublesome Project - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Aug. 18 fire at the Deutsche Bank building in lower Manhattan has concentrated new attention–including review by Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D)– on a project already steeped in problems. The buildi
Publication Date: 20 August , 2007
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Spate of Accidents Stirs Concern in Las Vegas - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Las Vegas Strip is proving to be very unlucky for construction workers. A third worker died in an accident Aug. 17.
Publication Date: 20 August , 2007
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Obayashi Fined Over Seattle Fatality Site - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Washington State officials proposed penalties related to a death on a light rail project in Seattle last winter.
Publication Date: 15 August , 2007
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Construction Leads Again in a Dismal Statistic - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Construction is number one again in on–the–job deaths, but overall it is safer, new statistics show.
Publication Date: 14 August , 2007
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False Work Collapses on California Bridge Project, Injuring Two - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Two men were injured when the wood and steel false work supporting a new highway bridge under construction in Oroville, Calif., a town 70 miles north of Sacramento, collapsed on traffic early July 31. The
Publication Date: 31 July , 2007
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Possible Rule Changes for Personal Protective Equipment - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is drawing flak over proposed changes to how it regulates the use of personal protective equipment such as hard hats and eyewear. The general industry
Publication Date: 25 July , 2007
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Engineers Sentenced for Deadly Banquet Hall Collapse - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
An Israeli court has sentenced the engineer who developed the “Pal Kal” building method, after he was convicted of gross negligence in the deaths of 23 people and the injury of hundreds of othe
Publication Date: 06 June , 2007
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Washington State Puts Tough Crane Law on the Books- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Washington state has quickly enacted one of the toughest crane safety laws in the U.S., months after a fatal crane collapse late last year in Bellevue. It follows a nationwide effort to boost safety amid a
Publication Date: 18 April , 2007
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Safe Driving Campaigns Emphasize Teen Outreach- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
National Work Zone Awareness Week kicked off earlier this month with the goal of saving more lives of construction workers, drivers and passengers. This year’s events emphasized youth education.
Publication Date: 11 April , 2007
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Washington State Weighs Rules - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Washington state lawmakers are weighing a bill to require crane operator certification and tighter inspection standards. If passed, the law would rank among the toughest in the U.S.
Publication Date: 12 March , 2007
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New York City Takes Aim at Lax Scaffolds - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Stirred to action by 29 construction fatalities last year, New York City announced new measures Feb. 7 to protect workers from falls from suspended scaffolds by beefing up inspections, improve safety pract
Publication Date: 08 February , 2007
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Probers Eye Expansion Joint in Pittsburgh Slab Mishap -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Investigators, including members of the original design and construction team, are trying to determine why a 60 x 20-ft section of a 6-in-thick concrete floor slab collapsed at the nearly five-year-old Dav
Publication Date: 08 February , 2007
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Washington State Ponders Stiffer Crane Standards - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Lawmakers in Washington are moving toward stronger rules for companies using construction cranes after a fatality and other problems recently rocked jobsites in the Seattle area.
Publication Date: 18 December , 2006
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Stabilizing Site a Priority After a Crane Topples in Seattle - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A 220-foot crane collapsed at an office building site in downtown Bellevue, Wash., Thursday night, killing a resident in a nearby apartment building and severely damaging three surrounding structures. The
Publication Date: 17 November , 2006
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Ontario Demolition Firm Fined $178,000 in Fatal Collapse -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A flawed demolition job that turned fatal in Toronto three years ago has generated a $178,000 fine to the contractor, Aurora, Ontario-based Priestly Demolition Inc. A provincial judge ordered the penalty O
Publication Date: 06 November , 2006
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Fatal Canadian Demolition Mishap Results in Big Fine- ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A Canadian judge has ordered Priestly Demolition Inc, a major demolition, abatement and remediation firm based in Aurora, Ontario, to pay a fine of $200,000 (C) related to a December 2003 project in Toront
Publication Date: 27 October , 2006
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OSHA Warns Contractors On Use of Netted Guardrail Systems - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is advising contractors that improper use of netted guardrail systems for tunnel forms could create a fall hazard.
Publication Date: 18 September, 2006
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Costs of Care Soaring For Ground Zero Heroes - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Air that in the first desperate days at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan was pronounced by the federal government as safe to breath now turns out to have contained tiny shards of shattered glass, asbestos an
Publication Date: 11 September, 2006
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New Firm Looks for Green From Its Green Database - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A San Francisco-based company is looking for a marketing niche by supplying information to contractors and owners about building with non-toxic products and health-conscious methods. The firm says its data
Publication Date: 28 August , 2006
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Construction Fatalities Down in 2005, Labor Dept. Reports- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The number of construction workplace fatalities declined 4% in 2005, but the industry still has the largest number of deaths of any sector, according to the latest annual survey from the federal Bureau of
Publication Date: 11 August , 2006
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Safety and Schedule Both Benefit from Monster Crane - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Erection of 30 steel trusses for a new semiconductor wafer fabrication plant has been completed with huge savings in time and safety. A rare heavy-lift crane provided the muscle needed to hoist the 100-ton
Publication Date: 10 April , 2006
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Highway Work-Zone Safety Campaign Highlights Night Dangers- McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
State transportation and construction industry officials are focusing in this year's National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 3-9, on hazards to construction workers and drivers in highway reconstruction w
Publication Date: 06 April , 2006
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Investigation Starts on Deadly Boston Mishap - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Investigators began the grim task of evaluating the possible causes of the April 3 scaffold and crane collapse onto a busy Boston street. A passing motorist and two workers were killed.
Publication Date: 04 April , 2006
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Florida Platform Drops, Killing Two - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Two workers died March 1st when a work platform on the perimeter of the 21st or 22nd level of a concrete tower under construction in Jacksonville, Fla., gave way and the outer edge rotated downward suddenl
Publication Date: 13 March , 2006
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OSHA Issues Warning on Houses Built with Balloon-Frame Walls - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a warning in November 2005 about the hazards and noted that its records show that balloon-frame walls have collapsed 22 times from 1999 to 2004, killing five workers and sending 16 others
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Publication Date: 09 January , 2006
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Labor Dept. Claims Pike Electric Is a Repeat Violator - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Continuing a campaign against companies it sees as persistently lax about power line hazards, federal safety officials have tagged Pike Electric Corp. as a repeat violator of regulations, proposing fines o
Publication Date: 24 October , 2005
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Reorganization Proposed for Dept. of Homeland Security
Five months after taking over as Homeland Security Secretary, Michael Chertoff is seeking to reorganize the sprawling, two-year-old organization. Chertoff, a former federal judge and prosecutor, on July 13 announced a plan to revamp the departme
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Publication Date: 14 July , 2005
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Bills in Congress Seek Upgrades In Dorms and Off-Campus Housing
Disturbed by the number of fire fatalities at U.S. colleges, federal lawmakers have proposed legislation giving dormitories and off-campus housing more protection against future blazes. They also want scho
Publication Date: 06 June , 2005
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California Enforces Standardized Testing
California’s latest push for public safety has culminated in a flurry of crane operators sharpening pencils, studying load charts and buckling seat belts. Thousands scrambled to obtain licenses in tim
Publication Date: 06 June , 2005
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Guilty Verdict In Worker Death
The U.S. Dept. of Labor had proposed a $423,500 fine related to the deaths. After the verdicts, federal prosecutors claimed their goal of holding employers responsible had been achieved. "We’re trying to send a message," says Assi
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Publication Date: 30 May , 2005
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