Another tragedy…
From Superior Telegram (WI):
Suit claims wrongful death
A second wrongful death case has been filed in conjunction with a Nov. 1, 2007, industrial incident where toxic fumes killed four men at the Lakehead Blacktop & Materials Inc. landfill in the village of Superior.
Another Tragedy…
From Desert News (UT):
Orem Construction worker killed in Eagle Mountain
A construction worker died Monday when he was crushed in an industrial accident.
» Read more: Orem Construction worker killed in Eagle Mountain
Another tragedy…
From WXVT CBS (Channel 12) (LA):
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) – The Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office has identified a construction worker who died after a frame wall fell on him…
Another Tragedy….
From Kansascity.com (MO):
Worker dies from injuries in construction accident
A worker died today from injuries suffered in a construction accident near Excelsior Springs.
» Read more: Worker dies from injuries in construction accident
From Detroit News (MI)
Ohio man dies from incident at Howell Township construction site
Howell Township — An Ohio man working at a construction site on M-59, between Grand River and Byron Road, was killed when a concrete slab fell off his truck while being unloaded, the Livingston County Sheriff Department said this morning.
The Howell Area Fire Department was called about 8 a.m. today to the construction site.
The victim, identified as 61-year-old Richard Browand of Ohio, was transported by Livingston County EMS to St. Joseph Livingston Hospital where he was pronounced dead by the Livingston County Medical Examiner.
To investigate the general contractor on this job, first we reviewed the city of Howell’s website to determine the contract language.
The we checked out the MDOTs website for the I-96 Corridor Improvements in Livingston County. to see if we can determine the contractor. Of course it was not that simple.
There we discovered a link to the construction bid results, which list all of the competing bids.
Apparently it was a joint venture by Six-S Inc. and D.O.C. Contracting Inc…>
Sorry but when a person dies, we need to provide the public with some additional information…
» Read more: Ohio man dies from incident at Howell Township construction site
From NY Times:
Stimulus Funds Go to Company Under Cloud
Government agencies in the New York region, wary about potential fraud and abuse in the $787 billion federal stimulus program, have said they are taking extraordinary measures to ensure that contracts for projects ranging from subway tunnels to summer jobs programs do not go to companies with questionable histories.
But despite such efforts, records show that one federal agency has awarded $6 million in stimulus funds to a huge international construction management company that has been the focus of two criminal investigations in the last two years and was suspended in June from bidding on and performing work at New York City schools.
The company, Bovis Lend Lease LMB, avoided manslaughter charges late last year in the deaths of two firefighters at the former Deutsche Bank building in 2007, admitting failures and agreeing to safety reforms in an agreement with prosecutors.
Another Tragedy…
From WPTV (FL):
Wrongful death suit filed over Stuart wreck
“The family of 16-year old Connor Graver has filed a wrongful death law suit in connection with the deadly wreck that killed Graver and two other teens last month.
The suit claims Sheltra and Son Construction Co. was negligent in maintaining its construction site on Cove Rd…..
An electrical worker died on Tuesday morning after being struck by the boom of a truck on the Throgs Neck Bridge, which connects the Bronx and Queens, according to the city’s Fire Department.
The police said the worker, William Barnes, 48, of Port Washington, N.Y., was working for Tri-State Electric Contracting of Haverstraw, N.Y. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Tri-State was a subcontractor to E. E. Cruz, a contractor that authorities said was responsible for a July 10 fire on the bridge that caused significant damage.
Looks like another instance of not following safety procedures.
How many people have to die before people make safety guidelines a priority??
From the Villager (N.Y.)
3 indicted in firefighters’ deaths in Deutsche blaze
Three construction supervisors were indicted Monday for manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment in the deaths of two firefighters in the August 2007 fire in the Deutsche Bank building next to the World Trade Center site.
Firefighters Robert Beddia, 53, and Joseph Graffagnino, 33, died from smoke inhalation on the 14th floor of 130 Liberty St., where a fire raged through nine floors of the building, which was being demolished because of damage during the World Trade Center attack in 2001.
New York City and Bovis Lend Lease, the prime contractor, were not indicted, although the grand jury report found that the company and many city agencies had been negligent.
» Read more: 3 construction supervisors indicted in firefighters’ deaths in Deutsche blaze
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