Construction accidents

Thu January 19, 2017

NYPD Arrests Construction Workers Protesting for Safety Regulations to Protect Them

Hundreds of construction workers rallied in downtown Manhattan Wednesday for new safety reforms, and some wound up in police custody. Their arrests came after they blocked the streets. The workers were showing their support for the Construction Safety Act, which was introduced today at City Hall....

Mon January 16, 2017

UPDATED: 3 Killed in Key Largo Construction Accident

Rescue crews are still at the scene of the accident.Three workers were killed at a construction site in Key Largo Monday morning, authorities said. Crews responded to the scene near mile marker 106 at 175 Long Key Drive around 8:30 a.m....

Fri January 13, 2017

Worker Dies in Construction Accident at Site of UK's New Student Center

A worker died Friday morning after an accident at the construction site of the new University of Kentucky Student Center. It happened just after 11 a.m. on the site, which is located on the Avenue of Champions, according to a news release from the school....

David Ibanez - Tue January 10, 2017

Construction Worker Killed in San Antonio Highway Accident

A construction worker was hit and killed by a U-Haul truck Monday in Kendall County. According to Sgt. Orlando Moreno, of the Department of Public Safety, the worker's hard hat flew off his head and onto the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 at mile marker 533 around 10:30 a.m....

Mon November 28, 2016

China Looks for Answers in Wake of Deadly Scaffold Collapse

Chinese police have detained nine people, and the death toll has reached 74, after the deadly construction site collapse in Jiangxi province on Nov. 24. People detained include the chairman of Hebei Yineng Tower Engineering Co Ltd., and the project's chief engineer, reported China Daily....