Construction sites are inherently dangerous places and are the source of many workplace injuries. However, the fact that construction necessarily includes many potential dangers, this does not absolve employers, contractors and landowners of their re…
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In 2006, Antoni Acevedo was working at an Opa-locka warehouse when a 20 foot fall caused him to lose his memory and become paralyzed.
Acevedo and other construction workers were required to work on the roof and deck of the building although the roof…
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Two construction workers fell 65 feet to their death while working in an elevator shaft in New York.
The two victims of the construction accident were not wearing safety harnesses at the time of the fall. Department of Building officials barred work…
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A man was killed and three others, including the victim’s brother, were severely injured when a cinder-block collapsed at a New York City construction site on Monday.
Reports indicated two workers were on top of the wall, which was 18 feet tall…
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A construction accident hospitalized a man after failing 16 feet from a roof.
Daviess County Sherriff’s Department reported that Larry Wagler, 19, was installing trusses on a pole building at a residence. When Wagler walked from one truss to an…
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A scaffolding collapse at a construction site at a Northern Michigan airport left 61 year old Lee Syckle dead.
Syckle was among several other who were trapped underneath the fallen scaffolding and concrete blocks. Officials are unsure of what caused…
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