Crews have rescued a construction worker whose excavator tipped over and pinned him inside the machine at a New Hampshire construction site. Wolfeboro Fire Chief Butch Morrill says the man was trapped inside the cab and the excavator was on …
A woman who claims she was sexually harassed by a co-worker at an Iowa military base and fired after she complained will be paid $190,000 in damages and legal fees and reinstated under a legal settlement. Lindsie Bertrand claimed the …
Numerous safety violations contributed to the death of a construction worker crushed by a falling steel beam on the University of Iowa campus, but regulators reduced a fine after his company argued that he might not have been there if …
A billboard worker has died after falling about 30 feet from a sign near Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday identified the victim as 40-year-old John Burnette of Boyd. Arlington police say the accident …
Federal safety officials have ordered MetroNorth to pay nearly $142,000 in damages and promote a worker who accused the commuter railroad of discrimination. A spokeswoman says MetroNorth denies the worker’s accusations and will appeal. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
A 51-year-old man is dead after an accident at the Keystone Steel & Wire Co. plant in central Illinois. Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll says maintenance worker David Hezlet of Cuba, Ill., was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at OSF Saint …
Authorities say a worker at Wilson Salt Water Disposal has died after being injured in a fire at the plant near Wilson. Officials say 35-year-old Gary Cochran died of injuries suffered in the fire that was reported about 3 a.m. …
Anne Arundel County officials say one construction worker was killed and another was injured when a 30-foot wall collapsed at the site of a casino being built at Arundel Mills Mall. Rescue workers were called to the site of the …
One worker has been killed and another seriously hurt in an industrial accident in Central Texas. San Marcos police say a pre-engineered metal building frame under construction collapsed Wednesday at Thermon Manufacturing Company. Police did not immediately provide further details …
An accident has claimed the life of a worker at a construction site on the New Jersey Turnpike. New Jersey State Police say 51-year-old Carmen DiLuzio of Wilmington, Del., was killed Monday morning when a concrete barrier weighing more than …