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In what is being described as a “freak” construction accident, a worker was trapped in a cement truck bucket on Wednesday, June 16, 2016. The worker suffered life-threatening injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital. The construction accident occurred in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. The worker suffered severe injuries to his legs and feet. As of the day following the accident, not specific information is yet available as to how the unusual incident occurred in the first instance. An…

Having reached what appears to generally be a period of normality following a year battling the coronavirus pandemic, more workers will be at construction sites and in other endeavors that involve the use of scaffolding. As a consequence, there will be an associated increase in scaffolding accidents and in the number of people who are seriously injured and killed in these types of incidents. With these realities on the horizon, it’s important to recount some important factors, facts, and figures…

A construction worker plummeted over three stories at an Amazon building site in Kingston, Massachusetts. Minimal details are available about the Amazon construction accident that occurred last week. Information that is known about the serious incident includes: The worker evidently fell through an open space intended for a skylight The worker fell over 30 feet The man was transported by medical helicopter to a major trauma center in Boston Although the worker’s injuries are known to be severe, no specifics…

As warner months become a reality across the United States, and as more Americans become vaccinated against COVID-19, construction projects of all types are expected to accelerate. As a consequence, a companion increase in the construction accident rate will occur as well. With that in mind, there is no better time than the present to consider some important construction accident statistics. Fatal Construction Accident Facts Statistics associated with fatal construction accidents in the United States are grim. 20 percent of…

A construction accident took the life of a man working on residential development project in the New York Hudson Valley community of Woodbury in Orange County. The 43-year-old worker was digging in a 10-foot trench at the construction site. The trench collapsed on the man, burying him. Rescue attempts failed to extract him from the collapsed trench before he died. The worker was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel. His name has not been released to the…