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Construction Accidents

Fire Injures Seven at Sunoco Jobsite in Texas

A flash fire broke out in a terminal in Nederland

August 24, 2016

A flash fire on a project located at Sunoco Logistics’ Nederland Terminal in Nederland, Texas, injured seven construction workers around 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12.

Risk Management

How a Lapse and Missing Bolts Led to an Ironworker's Death

Report shows how apparent miscommunication led to fatal 2015 Massachusetts hoist accident

Johanna Knapschaefer

August 19, 2016

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A field crew assumed missing bolts were in place in last year's accident in Massachusetts.

Guilty Verdict for PG&E in 2010 San Bruno Pipeline Blast

California utility violated pipeline safety laws, obstructed investigators

Jeff Rubenstone

August 15, 2016

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A federal jury on Aug. 9 found Pacific Gas & Electric guilty of violating federal pipeline safety regulations before a fatal natural-gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif., in 2010 and, further, of obstructing investigators after the incident.

Risk Management

A First Step Toward Predicting Deadly Construction Accidents

The Construction Industry Institute showcases a new safety tool

Richard Korman

August 10, 2016

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After years of successful work in limiting injuries, big industrial owners and contractors are recognizing the need to shift more effort to the stubbornly persistent problem of fatalities.

Safety and Health

OSHA Delays Enforcing New Safety Reporting Requirements

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 29, 2016

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Provisions prohibiting post-incident drug testing that would have taken effect on Aug. 10 are pushed back to Nov. 1.

Crawler-Crane Collapse Probe Continues at NY Bridge Project

Aileen Cho

Jeff Rubenstone

July 27, 2016

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An investigation is underway into a crane collapse at the site of the new Tappan Zee Bridge in New York.

Highways

GAO Recommends Improvements in FHWA Guardrail-Test Oversight

Report says states' conversion to newer test standards has been slow

Tom Ichniowski

July 14, 2016

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Report sees possible threat to independence of crash tests at labs whose parent entity also develops roadside safety equipment.

Laborer Killed in Fall From Scaffolding at University of Vermont

Johanna Knapschaefer

July 13, 2016

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A construction worker fell from the seventh story of scaffolding at a dormitory jobsite and died of injuries early on June 30, according to a University of Vermont spokesman.

New Safety Czar Shakes up DC Metro

Jim Parsons

June 15, 2016

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The new chief safety officer for Washington, D.C.’s beleaguered Metrorail system has promised an aggressive revamp of the agency’s safety culture, correcting deficiencies that have resulted in deaths and injuries to passengers and workers and significantly compromised the 40-year-old network’s infrastructure.