Posts tagged Construction Accidents

• Company Fined in Connection With Lineman's Death and Teacher's Injury

  Michael Myers | December 13, 2007 2:53 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Last spring Hiawatha Elementary School in Othello was conducting their annual science experiment where students make protective egg cases that they test by dropping eggs from various heights.The experiment took a tragic turn when the boom lift truck holding a line worker and a teacher broke, causing both to fall 20 to 30 feet to the ground. Robert D. Smith, 50, died and a teacher, Melissa...

• Redmond Worker Injured when Boom Truck Falls, Potential "Third-Party" Claim

  Michael Myers | October 12, 2007 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  On October 9th a construction worker at Microsoft in Redmond was injured when a boom truck tipped over. The Department of Labor & Industries, an agency designed to protect and advocate for workers, will do an investigation as to the cause of the accident. It will focus on the cause of the accident and what the general contractor could have done to make the construction site safer for not only...

• Labor and Industries Worker Falls on Stairs and Later Dies

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2007 8:11 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Last week L&I employee Bill Harmon fell and suffered fatal injuries at the Department's headquarters. Mr. Harmon was 87."Although there were no witnesses to this unfortunate situation, L&I employees heard the sounds of a fall and responded immediately. They called 9-1-1, notified building security, and took action to block the area. In addition, a number of L&I staff went to the hospital to...

• Industry and State Officials Meet to Discuss Crane Safety

  Ryan Nute | December 19, 2006 12:11 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  You may have read about the fatal crane accident in Bellevue, Washington. Members of the construction industry and state regulators met to discuss crane safety last Monday.The particpants agreed that cranes and crane operators should undergo mandatory certification, but predictably did not agree on how safety rules should be enforced. Historically crane safety in Washington has been relatively...

• Construction Accident Lawsuit Filed in Florida

  Staff Writer | May 24, 2006 8:55 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The family of a man who died in a high-rise construction accident in Florida has filed a lawsuit against the developers of the building. Forty-eight year old Menes Daniel was killed last earlier this month when a structural support collapsed on top of him, trapping him in quick drying concrete.Although contractors were working on the building at the time of the accident, Daniel's family's...