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Coroner ID’s Worker killed in Ohio Overpass Collapse

A collapsed overpass covered southbound lanes of Interstate 75 with hundreds of tons of concrete and steel Tuesday, following a construction accident that killed a worker and injured a tractor-trailer driver. Authorities identified the worker as Brandon William Carl, 35, …

Idaho Construction Site Accident Kills 1, Injures 3

Police in Sun Valley, Idaho, say one construction worker has died and three others have been injured in an accident at a housing development. Police said a wall at a townhouse development under construction collapsed Friday afternoon. The Times-News reports …

Virginia Construction Worker Killed When Equipment Tips Over

Emergency officials say a worker was killed when a piece of equipment tipped over at construction site in Arlington, Va. Capt. Tiffanye Wesley of the Arlington County Fire Department tells The Washington Post that an excavator tipped over and killed …

California Railroad Bridge Collapses Killing Worker

A construction worker died from a fall Sunday after a railroad bridge he was cutting collapsed and pulled him down to a freeway, authorities said. Okesene Faasalele, 59, of Long Beach was attached to the bridge over state Route 91 …

Worker Dies After Fall From Oklahoma Hotel Roof

Police say a construction worker was killed after he fell from the roof of a Nowata, Okla., hotel. Nowata Police Chief Mike McElhaney says the 37-year-old man fell about 40 feet on Tuesday from the roof of The Savoy hotel. …

Iowa Trench Collapse Victim Identified

Waterloo, Iowa, authorities have released the name of a construction worker who died after a trench collapse. The city director of fire services, Pat Treloar, identified the worker as 35-year-old Deea Lauritzen, of Jesup. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that …