Workplace Injuries

• Construction Worker Dies in Niagara Falls Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | October 04, 2007 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A worker died in a construction accident at the site of a new hotel in Niagara Falls. Work was being done on the roof of the hotel when two men fell from the roof. One of the men was killed and the other was injured. The mostly non-union site was already under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for possible safety infractions dating back to August, said Arthur...

• Tulsa Construction Worker Killed in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 18, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  An unidentified construction worker from Tulsa was killed in a worksite accident on Tuesday. He was a dump truck driver working on a road excavation project. The accident happened on South Jamestown Avenue. The driver had gotten out of the truck to pull a tarp over the bed of the truck, Willingham said. At the same time the driver of the backhoe was backing up and did not realize that the...

• Westfield Construction Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | September 08, 2007 8:40 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A 24-year-old man was injured in a construction accident in Westfield on Tuesday morning. He was pinned to the wall by a heavy piece of machinery for around 15 seconds. His coworkers were able to get the machine off of him quickly. The man had trouble breathing after the accident. "They put matters into their own hands by putting him in a personal vehicle to take him to the hospital on their...

• Florida Construction Worker Hurt in Backhoe Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | August 29, 2007 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A construction accident in Coral Springs sent a construction worker to the hospital with critical injuries. The construction site is on Coral Hills Drive. The man was hit in the head and chest by the bucket of a backhoe at 8:52 a.m., said Fire Department spokesman Mike Moser.When fire department crews arrived less than a minute later, the man did not have a pulse and was not breathing, Moser...

• Brownsville Construction Accident Kills Two Workers

  Shannon Weidemann | August 16, 2007 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A construction accident in Brownsville at the site of a new T-Mobile customer service call center has left two workers dead and a third injured. A wall on the building collapsed and killed two people. The worksite is located at the intersection of Heritage Trail and Paredes Line. Investigators have yet to determine why one of the buildings walls gave way. Another worker was injured in the...

• Ground Crew Member Killed at Denver Airport

  Shannon Weidemann | August 08, 2007 3:01 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A 46-year-old sub-contractor at Denver International Airport was killed by a sweeper on runway 16L. He was working to remove tire pieces from the runway. The workplace accident happened early in the morning on Monday. The sub-contractor was cleaning rubber pieces off the runway when he was hit by a large sweeper. "The man had apparently bent over to retrieve an item and could not be seen by...

• Lawsuit Regarding Environment Injures Workers

  Beth Janicek | July 30, 2007 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Trial has started in a case where the workers are alleging they were made sterile from their exposure to pesticides. The workers were exposed to DBCP which was used to kill worms on the banana plants. The workers claim the employer exceeded the amounts recommended by the producers of the DBCP and were not protected from the unsafe exposure.The lawsuit accuses Dole Fresh Fruit Co. and Standard...

• Sewer Accident Kills Two in Ontario

  Shannon Weidemann | July 02, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Two men were killed inside of a sewer by fumes they inhaled while down there. The worksite deaths of the two construction workers happened on Thursday in Ontario. "It appears they were overcome by fumes of some kind and passed out," Bob Sumak, Deputy Fire Chief of Oakville Fire Services, told reporters. Despite the efforts of emergency crews to pull the men out in a rescue operation there were...

• Former Prison Inmate Sues Over Worksite Injury

  Shannon Weidemann | May 27, 2007 1:17 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A man who was serving prison time in Kennebec County is now suing the county for a worksite injury he incured while on a work crew. The man slipped and fell off of a roof and broke his ankle. He claims that the roof was wet and the work conditions were dangerous in his lawsuit.The lawsuit, filed in Kennebec County Superior Court on May 17 by attorney Peter Clifford, charges the defendants with...

• $39 Million Awarded to Employee Due to Utility Pole Collapse

  Beth Janicek | May 26, 2007 5:22 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  On May 24, 2007, a Denver jury awarded a former lineman with Xcel Energy $39 million. The suit was filed against Qwest Communications International Inc. who then sued Xcel Energy. The phone and electrical companies had a joint agreement where they agreed to use each others' poles for utility lines and the poles would receive periodic maintenance. On June 29 2004, Andy Blood was working on an...