After three New York City construction workers died on the job within six days, officials are demanding stronger safety measures and promising punitive action against those responsible.
A contractor performing underground utility work struck a gas line, which led to the explosion that caused a two-story building to collapse and killed one person.
The news of a fourth fatality on the I-4 Ultimate project in Orlando, Fla., is surely increasing the pressure on SGL Constructors, the Skanska-led joint venture contractor leading the $2.3-billion project.
In the wake of a rise in fatal trenching cave-ins, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a targeted education and enforcement program to try to reverse the trend.
A 15-ft-deep excavated sewer trench in Baltimore that collapsed June 5, killing a 20-year-old construction worker, was not fitted with required safety shoring, according to investigators.
