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Construction Accidents

OSHA Investigation Slams FIGG for FIU Bridge Collapse

The bridge designer adamantly disputes OSHA’s findings as 'factually inaccurate'

June 12, 2019

The report from OSHA's Directorate of Construction lays out a detailed account of the project team's pre-collapse actions.

Questions About Wind as Dallas Crane Mishap Claims a Life

Richard Korman

June 12, 2019

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A stormy Sunday afternoon in Dallas with gusts of 70 mph or higher. A tower crane tied to a new apartment building frame tumbles, smashing a completed parking structure behind it.

Public Works Attack

In Aftermath of Fatal Attack, Virginia Beach Resumes Operations

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

June 5, 2019

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With about 400 public works and public utilities employees in new locations, police probe could take six months of areas where 11 municipal staff and a contractor were killed by a project manager on May 31.

Railroads

NTSB: Poor Safety Planning, Engineer's Training Led to Fatal Amtrak Crash

Board cites combination of factors as probable cause of 2017 DuPont, Wash., derailment

Tom Ichniowski

May 21, 2019

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Safety board faults Sound Transit for failing to have "effective mitigation" for hazardous curve that lacked operating train-control safety system.

Structural Failures

Spreading Cracks On FIU Bridge Failed to Alarm Project Team

Scott Judy

Richard Korman

May 16, 2019

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At a meeting held the morning of the collapse to discuss cracking, the engineer of record assured the project team the bridge was safe.

Tetra Tech-U.S. Cleanup Dispute in San Francisco Grows

Mary B. Powers

May 8, 2019

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Issues linger in federal suit over contract and test results at former Navy base being redeveloped

Viewpoint

Crane Expert Weighs In on Seattle Crane Collapse

Crane specialist Terry McGettigan sees signs of unsafe practices

May 2, 2019

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Seeing parallels to a fatal crane accident in Texas in 2012, crane specialist Terry McGettigan believes the Seattle crane collapse will be shown to have similar causes.