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• Authorities Investigating Fatal Construction Accident

  A construction accident at a performing arts center killed one construction worker and seriously injured another earlier this month. The fatal construction accident occurred at the site of the future Kauffman Center for the Performing…

• Alleged Safety Violations At Massachusetts Worksites Lead to OSHA Fines

  A New England contractor with worksites in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, was recently cited by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and faces a total of $308,500 in new proposed fines. Two recent…

• OSHA Cites New Bedford Company After Fatal Machinery Accident

  Earlier this year, a worker died after he became caught in the moving parts of an industrial ice-making machine. The machine activated as the worker performed maintenance work inside it. When officials from Occupational Safety…

• Worker Dies After Falling at Construction Site

  On Saturday night, an accident at the construction site of a soon-to-be Texas Roadhouse killed a subcontractor. The man was working as part of the painting crew when the construction site accident occurred around 5:30pm.…

• Construction Worker Seriously Injured in Steamroller Accident

  On Friday morning, a construction worker suffered multiple fractures to both legs when a steamroller ran over his legs. The construction accident occurred around 3:30am when the worker was measuring part of the roadway. Following…

• OSHA Cites Massachusetts Company for Failing to Protect Workers from Silica

  A Hingham, Massachusetts company has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following a night inspection in July, 2009. Inspectors from OSHA's Boston North Area Office discovered workers exposed to excess silica…

• Hit-And-Run Accident Kills Construction Worker

  On Sunday evening, a construction worker was killed on Interstate 215 in Utah. Troopers say the worker was walking in a construction zone when a truck drifted into a barreled off construction area and hit…

• Worker's Leg Broken After Explosion at Biodiesel Plant

  Last Tuesday, an explosion at a biodiesel plant injured a worker. The local fire department responded to the scene of the workplace accident after a reactor reportedly exploded. The fire sprinkler system at the plant…

• Toppled Crane Kills Operator, Injures Three

  On Monday, a crane accident in Philadelphia's Center City resulted in the death of the crane operator and injuries to at least three others. According to reports on the radio, the operator fell 125 feet…

• Construction Accident Kills 29-Year-Old Worker

  Last Friday morning, a construction superintendent died in an accident. Emergency responders were paged at about 10am after a man was reportedly electrocuted. Brady Meier was overseeing the base area construction project and was pronounced…