Items Tagged with 'construction accidents'

Two sharply contrasting assessments of New York State's safety progress.

When noncompliant guardrails and covers remove caution that prevents accidents.

Editor-in-Chief Scott Blair headed to the Los Angeles area when the wildfire that destroyed much of Altadena, Calif., was about 60% contained and damage assessment and recovery had begun.

A coroner's report only partly describes the accident that killed Indiana-based union carpenter Michael Knotts.

Litigation funding finds a productive source of investment in construction injuries.

Contractor Big D Builders is again working on the pre-engineered private jet hangar where three workers were killed last year.

The jury assigned fault to several companies connected to the developer.

The unidentified worker's employer, Coastal Gunite Construction, may contest the proposed penalty.

Two insurers push back against a growing number of negligence lawsuits.

The class is part of a widening recognition of the importance of more closely aligning design engineering with construction jobsite safety.