Safety

Recent Accident Reports

ICA posts monthly news clips pertaining to construction accidents from around the nation in hopes that we, and our members, may learn from these accidents and avoid similar incidents of our own.

A worker died after falling 45 feet from scaffolding while working on an addition to a sewer plant. (picture included)
Fox13Now.com read more ...

A worker was killed when a steamroller collided with him. (picture included)
NBC Miami read more ...

A worker was killed when he was pinned between a backhoe and another piece of equipment.
WSBTV.com read more ...

One worker died when a school auditorium under construction collapsed, causing him to fall 50 feet to the ground. Two additional workers suffered injuries.
The Houston Chronicle read more ...

Two workers avoided serious injury after the metal rebar wall on which they were working fell, causing them to fall about 30 feet along with it.
Ann Arbor.com read more ...

Two workers were hospitalized after the tunnel roof structure on which they were working gave way, causing both men to fall approximately 20 feet to the ground.
Newark Post read more ...

A worker was killed when operating a fork lift-type machine. She was pinned in an elevated area between scaffolding and railing.
JusticeNewsFlash.com read more ...

A worker miraculously survived after falling 12 feet when flooring gave out and a concrete slab fell on top of him. An excavator then fell onto the slab under which he was trapped. (picture included)
Record-Journal.com read more ...

Two workers performing work on an elevator, nearly 70 feet above ground, plummeted to their deaths. Reports indicate they were not using their safety equipment as they worked.
U.S. Politics Today read more ...

A worker on a bridge replacement project was seriously injured when he was struck in the head while on a barge or small tug beneath the bridge.
The Seattle Times read more ...