A Construction Accident can include injuries caused by defective or unreasonably unsafe equipment, falls from scaffolds and other elevations, electrocution, being struck by moving or falling machinery, health hazards resulting from exposure to asbestos and chemicals, and lifting and repetitive motion injuries. Whether on a small project for an individual homeowner, or for a major commercial development, on a daily basis construction workers must deal with some of the most dangerous working conditions faced by employees in any industry. As a result, serious work-related injuries at construction sites occur frequently. Regulations, specifications, inspection requirements, and job safety programs all seek to prevent construction site accidents and promote safety awareness on the part of all parties involved in a construction project. But despite these important efforts to deal with the challenge of construction site safety, accidents occur and will continue to occur, due to both the nature of the work itself and the variety of hazards faced by construction workers.
The type of system in place at a construction site where a Construction Accident occurs will be an important consideration in assessing the potential liability of the various individuals involved in the project, especially as to the site owner's liability. Larger construction projects typically involve a great deal of delegation of both work and legal responsibility: from site owner to general contractor; general contractor to 'prime' or 'sub'-contractor; and in some cases, 'prime' contractor to 'sub'-contractor. Speaking generally, in assessing liability for injuries at a construction site, a few things taken into consideration are the extent of a potential party's control over the premises on which the work is being done, and the degree of their control over the work itself; among other factors.
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- Police name man injured in mishap (Today's Sunbeam)
OLDMANS TWP. Police Thursday released the name of the man hurt in Wednesday afternoon's construction accident at the Gateway Business Park on Straughns Mill Road. - Man airlifted in work accident (Today's Sunbeam)
OLDMANS TWP. A worker at the future Garden State Freezers and Cold Storage site was airlifted to a Camden hospital after he was involved in a construction accident Wednesday afternoon, police said. - Archives (The Daily Tar Heel)
A construction accident Wednesday morning left Carroll Hall without power for several hours. About 9 a.m., one of the subcontractors working on the Hanes Hall construction project hit an electrical transformer with a construction vehicle, said Sid Stone, director of construction management. - Man dies in accident at Tuscaloosa water plant (The Daily Comet)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Authorities in Tuscaloosa say a pipefitter employed by a Birmingham-based company was killed in a construction accident yesterday. - Worker Killed in Tuscaloosa (CBS 42 Birmingham)
Authorities in Tuscaloosa say a pipe fitter employed by a Birmingham-based company was killed in a construction accident on Tuesday. - Man Dies In Accident At Tuscaloosa Water Plant (NBC 13 Birmingham)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Tuscaloosa say a pipefitter employed by a Birmingham-based company was killed in a construction accident yesterday. - Man dies in Marina Bay Sands IR construction accident (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE: A Chinese national died on Wednesday morning after a wall collapsed on him at the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort construction site, along Marina Boulevard. - Portage man killed in Chicago accident (Northwest Indiana Times)
PORTAGE | A 36-year-old Portage man was killed in a construction accident Friday afternoon in the South Loop area of Chicago. Chicago Police News Affair Officer Marcel Bright said the accident occurred at 1:18 p.m. at 1411 S. Michigan Ave. - Construction Accident (WVVA Bluefield)
A construction accident in McDowell County Thursday leaves one man dead. - Bovis Violation Mirrors That of Fatal Fire (The New York Sun)
If a fire had broken out in the Trump SoHo building, the site of a construction accident that left one person dead this week, firefighters would have been unable to access one of the standpipes to carry water to the upper floors, according to detailed list of fire safety violations at the site that was obtained by The New York Sun yesterday. After the accident Monday, Department of Buildings ... - Report hits training in Alaska accident that killed Wis. man (KTVA Anchorage)
A federal report says two workers killed in a construction accident at an Alaska gold mine last year were not properly trained to use the machine that toppled over and pitched them to the ground. One of the victims was from Wisconsin. - Mining Accident (WJFW Rhinelander)
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - A federal report says the Tomahawk miner and another from Alaska who died in a construction accident at an Alaska gold mine last year were not properly trained to use the machine that toppled over and pitched them to the ground. - Poor training blamed for mining deaths (Anchorage Daily News)
Two workers killed in a construction accident at a gold mine last year were not properly trained to use the machine that toppled over and pitched them to the ground, according to a federal report. Tyler Kahle, 19, of Tomahawk, Wis., and Craig Bagley, 27, of Anchorage, died in the accident. - City's probe into collapse hints cement hadn't dried (New York Daily News)
The construction accident that killed a man at Donald Trump's SoHo tower may have occurred because a contractor pulled support materials away from wet cement too soon, city sources said Wednesday. - Mine Accident Report Faults Training (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Two workers killed in a construction accident at a gold mine last year were not properly trained to use the machine that toppled over and pitched them to the ground, according to a federal report. - Update: Tomahawk Teen Dies In Construction Accident (WAOW Wausau)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A federal report says two workers killed in a construction accident at an Alaska gold mine last summer were not properly trained to use the machine that toppled over and pitched them to the ground. - Worker Killed In N.J. Construction Accident (WNBC)
A worker was killed during a construction accident in Hillsdale, New Jersey Thursday morning. - Report Hits Training in Alaska Accident That Killed Tomahawk Man (WSAW Wausau)
A federal report says two workers killed in a construction accident at an Alaska gold mine last year were not properly trained to use the machine that toppled over and pitched them to the ground. - Report hits training in Alaska accident that killed Wis. man (WKBT La Crosse)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A federal report says two workers killed in a construction accident at an Alaska gold mine last year were not properly trained to use the machine that toppled over and pitched them to the ground. 1 of the victims was from Wisconsin. - Report hits training in Alaska accident that killed Wis. man (WBAY Green Bay)
Associated Press - January 16, 2008 8:25 PM ET ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A federal report says two workers killed in a construction accident at an Alaska gold mine last year were not properly...