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Two Workers Die in Fire at Charlotte Apartment Construction Site

Blaze started on ground floor, from spray-foam insulation trailer, fire chief says
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Derek Lacey
May 18, 2023
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Massive fire destroyed the residential complex being built in the city's SouthPark neighborhood, leading to multiple rescues and two deaths.


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Keystone Oil Pipeline Report Cites Lapses in 2022 Kansas Spill

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Debra K. Rubin
May 17, 2023
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Gaps in construction oversight and in owner TC Energy's standards, policies and administrative controls were the root cause of last year's massive spill into Kansas waterways, says a new third-party independent analysis, with redacted details.


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Superintendent Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle on NC Interstate

Stephanie Loder
May 4, 2023
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A construction worker was killed in the early morning hours of May 3 when a vehicle crashed into a work zone on Interstate 40 in Wake County, North Carolina. 


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Mass., R.I. Stand Downs Raise Awareness On Mental Health, Addiction

Construction workers on New England job sites walk off job to commemorate lives lost to overdose deaths and suicide
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Johanna Knapschaefer
May 3, 2023
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The actions, which took place during National Recovery Month, seek to propel the unionized construction industry to fight substance use disorder and help find ways for workers to improve their mental health.



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OSHA Launches Nationwide Fall Protection Initiative

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Tom Ichniowski
May 1, 2023
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Falls from heights cause more workplace deaths than any other type of injury.


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Dallas Jury Awards More Than $860M in Crane Collapse Case

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Daniel Tyson
April 27, 2023
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The jury found Greystar Development and Construction LLC guilty of negligence in the 2019 death of Kiersten Smith, 29.


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NYC DOB: More Parking Garages Need Repairs in Wake of Fatal Collapse

The Dept. of Buildings has determined 61 garages are potentially in need of immediate fixes
Stephanie Loder
April 26, 2023
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A report released following a fatal New York City parking garage collapse revealed dozens of garages in the city need immediate repair.


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Feds Tighten Leash On Embattled Massachusetts Transit Agency

The MBTA filed a required safety plan with federal regulators for dangerous repair work
Scott Van Voorhis
April 24, 2023
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The MBTA submitted a four-part safety plan with the Federal Transit Administration after a rash of near miss accidents and an incident that left a worker seriously injured.


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Three Contractors Charged With Homicide in 2019 Fatal Bronx Construction Site Collapse

A fourth man is charged with fraud for disregarding safety codes
Stephanie Loder
April 19, 2023
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Three contractors have been indicted in a 2019 collapse at a Bronx, N.Y., construction site, where a worker was crushed to death.


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A crash that killed six highway workers in Baltimore left a car totaled
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NTSB Sheds Light on Fatal Baltimore Work Zone Crash

Preliminary findings on the crash released just before national safety awareness efforts
Justin Rice
Justin Rice
April 18, 2023
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An out-of-control Acura, which sped through an opening in the concrete barriers separating a work zone from highway travel lanes on Interstate-695, caused six worker fatalities.



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