Cranes on North End project draw protest from union members (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)

Published: August 6, 2012
Tags: cranes, Local 139, picket, The North End, unions
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Union members protesting Monday the use of nonunion workers during construction of The North End in downtown Milwaukee claim a crane was misused on the site.

The OSHA report

Published: May 11, 2012
Tags: Accurate Roofing & Siding, aerial lift, Arnie Christiansen Mason Contractor LLC, Brookfield, BRS Exteriors Inc., citation, Coe Construction, concrete, Cox Building & Remodeling, cranes, derricks, electrical wiring, excavation, eye protection, face protection, fall protection, framing, Franksville, gas welding and cutting, General Construction Services Inc., GFH Inc., Gilman, head protection, Hensen Builders Inc., Janesville, ladder, Marinette, masonry, Milwaukee, Mount Horeb, Northern Interstate Construction Inc., Norwalk, Oregon, Osceola, osha, Paragon Exteriors LLC, Performance Construction, precast concrete, Racine, Rice Lake, roofing, safety, scaffolding, settlement, sewer line, Shelter From The Storm Roofing Inc., siding, stairways, Stellar Builders LLC, structural steel, Superior, Tomah, training, Walker Metal Building Erectors LLC, water line, Waukesha, West Allis, White’s Professional Painting & Cleaning LLC

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Published: September 16, 2011
Tags: aerial lift, Arc Brother Siding Inc., citation, cranes, Den’s Roofing LLC, derricks, Done Rite Roofing & Construction LLC, electrical, eye protection, face protection, fall protection, hand tool, industrial, J Wenszell Enterprises Inc., Jose Dogelio Inc., La Crosse, ladder, Menasha, Menomonie, Milwaukee, MW Tighe Roofing Inc., New London, osha, Paddock Lake, personal protective equipment, power tool, Ramos Roofing LLC, respiratory protection, Reyna Roofing Inc., Rodriguez Roofing, roofing, safety, scaffolding, settlement, Shefchik Builders Inc., siding, Spencer & Sons Home Improvements LLC, Steve Fischer Construction LLC, training, warehouse, Waterford

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Operator licensing bill fades as session wanes

By Paul Snyder Rhode Island contractor David Burnham has worked with heavy equipment for 45 years without an accident. The owner of Sauderstown, R.I.-based Burnham Excavating Inc. will not attribute his safety record entirely to his state-mandated operating license, but he refuses to downplay its importance. “When you have a licensing system, you know everyone’s [...]

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Published: January 22, 2010
Tags: aerial lift, air conditioning, Air Temperature Services Inc., Amp Electric Inc., Appleton, Architectural Metals LLC, asbestos, Badger Acoustics Inc., Beloit, citation, cranes, derricks, Eau Claire, electrical, Engler Electric Inc., excavation, fall protection, finishing, Ginsberg Construction LLC, Great Lakes Roofing Co. Inc., H&C Roofing LLC, Haas Sons Inc., hazard communication, head protection, heath, heating, Holtger Brothers Inc., installation, John Beres Builders Inc., Kenosha, ladders, Madison, Northwest Roofing Co., Oak Creek, osha, Plumbing, Quest Building Corp., Rodriguez Quality Roofing, roofing, safety, scaffolding, self-propelled elevating work platform, settlement, training, Tri-Cor Mechanical LLC, Wisconsin Utility Exposures Inc.
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OSHA reports •    Air Temperature Services Inc., Madison, reached an informal settlement with OSHA on Nov. 4 to reduce a $750 scaffolding citation to $525. The company was issued the citation Oct. 21 during a plumbing, heating and air-conditioning job at 8561 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek. •    Quest Building Corp., Waunakee, reached an informal [...]