Articles Tagged with ''accidents''

A fatality on a Massachusetts bridge project has a local labor union questioning whether two union construction workers were properly trained to run the aerial lift they were operating at the time.

FIGG Bridge Engineers and its consultant advance a theory that errors made by others caused the fatal collapse

Two tower cranes at the site of the New Orleans hotel collapse are in worse shape than initially thought, forcing responders to reconsider how to dismantle them. An upper section of a hotel under construction in New Orleans partially collapsed on Saturday, Oct. 12, killing three and injuring dozens.

I once attended training for fleet drivers who frequently tow trailers. During discussion of attaching the trailer hitch to the truck, the instructor asked if the operators crossed the safety chains under the tongue when connecting.

When Steve Wilson, general manager of transportation and logistics at contractor Allan Myers, saw recent data from one of his drivers come in, he knew something was wrong.

The integrity and reputation of companies may depend upon how well they are prepared to handle a crisis

Manslaughter charges against a Boston drain company are reinvigorating efforts to increase penalties for firms convicted of manslaughter in Massachusetts.