In Florida and throughout the country, construction workers are at a higher risk for job-related injuries than people working in most other occupations. In 2012, the construction industry had the…
read moreFlorida workers may be aware that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issues guidelines for fall protection, and employers are obligated to follow them. The rules are aimed at providing…
read moreIt is common knowledge that construction is particularly dangerous work for Florida employees. While most companies do everything they can to avoid construction accidents, they can still occur. Someone who…
read moreFlorida may be an attractive relocation destination for both people and businesses. This has led to a large number of construction projects across the state and plentiful jobs for construction…
read moreA Sept. 17 construction accident involving a dump truck sent a worker to the hospital. He was working at a paving job on the Florida Turnpike around 2:00 a.m. when…
read moreOn Sept. 9, the fire marshal reported that four construction workers were injured in the City of North Port in Sarasota County. The incident transpired around 1:00 p.m. and resulted…
read moreA 59-year-old Cape Coral man suffered serious injuries when a forklift struck him on Aug. 28 at 10:30 a.m. The man was taken to the hospital after the incident occurred.…
read moreOn the morning of Sept. 10, a worker for the R. A. Scott Construction Company crew was injured while working on a construction project in Flagler County. The crew was…
read moreConstruction workers in Florida, or any other state, face more hazards on a daily basis than workers in most other industries. Because of the danger that is inherent in construction…
read moreA construction accident at Florida State University resulted in the death of a plumber on July 28. Before he was killed, the 25-year-old man had been working as a subcontractor…
read moreThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a Miller Construction Company construction site accident that killed one and injured two others on July 21. This…
read moreA contractor working at the Bayside Power Station of Tampa Electric Co. died after falling through a grate on a catwalk on July 14, according to a spokesperson for the…
read moreA Florida construction worker lost his life as the result of a workplace accident. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. June 27 in Pembroke Park near the Hallandale Beach Boulevard…
read moreOn June 13, a Brooksville man who was operating a small tractor at a construction site inside a vacant AmSouth bank building in Clearwater suffered leg injuries in an accident…
read moreA fatal accident on June 10 involving a construction diver performing an underwater job at a roadside drainage project in Florida was under investigation. A local news outlet initially reported…
read moreA Florida man lost his life in a Hallandale Beach accident while working at a construction site. The construction accident occurred on June 12 when a crane fell over on top…
read moreA 43-year-old public works employee working outside a high school in Palm Coast suffered injuries working on a construction project, which is part of a $5 million capital improvement endeavor…
read moreA 45-year-old Florida man died in a construction accident on June 10. He was working on an underwater pipe when he became trapped and his coworkers were unable to save…
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