Articles Tagged with ''construction accidents''

Nearly 1,000 U.S. construction workers died of work-related injuries each year from 2011 to 2020, with the industry accounting for 20% of all workplace deaths, even though it made up just 7.3% of the national workforce.

John Bennett, senior VP of the electrical and electronics contractor, answers key questions about the firm's approach to protecting its crews.

A temporary retaining wall built without an engineer's review collapsed, killing a worker and injuring another.

Henry led the American Society of Civil Engineers to create an historic charter, also adopted by other industry groups, that compels members to report bribery, fraud and kickbacks on projects and was named an ENR Newsmaker in 2006.

Line owner-operator TC Energy says it has recovered most of the 14,000 barrels that spilled last month but an 800-person response team remains activated to address environmental damage

Profits from the geotech contracting giant's Australia business may have been inflated by as much as $20 million since 2019.

The Jan. 2 accident on the interior side of an under-construction apartment tower killed three workers and sent two to the hospital in Charlotte, N.C.

Crude oil spill in Kansas is contained but not fully cleaned up, as fed agency allows full line operation and Canadian owner TC Energy has yet to state pipeline rupture cause.

Diesel fuel fell about 300 ft from a tower crane, according to the New York City Dept. of Buildings.

Owner TC Energy announced partial reopening Dec. 14 of the Canada-to-U.S crude oil line but has not said what caused the pipe rupture or when cleanup of the spill into a Kansas creek would be completed.