UW-Madison custodian dies from injuries suffered in fall

December 4, 2019 10:14 am Leave a comment

Officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say a school employee has died from injuries suffered in a fall.

Coroner IDs man found dead in collapsed part of building

November 27, 2019 12:54 pm Leave a comment

Authorities respond and search for a missing worker following a building collapse at a construction site, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in downtown Cincinnati. Turner Construction announced that four injured workers were released from the hospital late Monday night, but search and rescue crews worked through the night in search of one missing worker. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

A coroner's office has identified the worker found dead after he had been missing more than a day in an Ohio building that partially collapsed.

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Subcontractor electrocuted in Greenfield

October 23, 2019 9:43 am Leave a comment

Officials say a cable company subcontractor died when he was electrocuted while working in the Milwaukee suburb of Greenfield.

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Driver killed in construction zone crash on I-94

October 21, 2019 4:22 pm Leave a comment

A driver was killed Saturday after crashing his car in a construction zone on Interstate 94.

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Hotel under construction collapses in New Orleans, search on for a missing worker (UPDATE)

October 13, 2019 11:15 pm Leave a comment

Workers are helped after a large portion of a hotel under construction suddenly collapsed in New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Several construction workers had to run to safety as the Hard Rock Hotel, which has been under construction for the last several months, came crashing down. It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse or if anyone was injured. (Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP)

Rescue crews on Sunday searched for a worker missing in the partial collapse of a New Orleans hotel that was under construction, their work proceeding cautiously amid fears about the stability of the structure, authorities said.

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Flagger injured in construction-zone crash near Ashland

August 28, 2019 2:49 pm Leave a comment

A construction-zone flagger was sent to the hospital in Ashland earlier this week after being struck by a driver at a work site.

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Worker dies from electric shock at abandoned Milwaukee mall (UPDATE)

July 24, 2019 3:21 pm Leave a comment

The vacant Northridge Mall stands on West Brown Deer Road in the city of Milwaukee recently. Milwaukee city officials last week argued that mall owner U.S. Black Spruce Enterprise Group had created conditions at the mall that contributed to the death of Victoriano Diaz, who was electrocuted in July. (File photo by Rick Benedict)

Authorities say a maintenance worker died when he stuck his hand in a high-voltage transformer at an abandoned mall on Milwaukee’s northwest side.

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Worker who died on Amazon construction site identified

July 11, 2019 2:44 pm Leave a comment

Oak Creek police and ambulance personnel sit outside the Amazon construction project on Wednesday where a worker fell 30 to 40 feet to his death. (Staff photo by Joe Yovino)

The Oak Creek Police Department has identified the worker who died at an Amazon construction site.

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Worker dies on Amazon construction site in Oak Creek

July 10, 2019 1:26 pm Leave a comment

A worker died Wednesday after falling from the upper level of an Amazon distribution warehouse under construction in Oak Creek.

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Worker from Wisconsin killed at Tennessee quarry

June 10, 2019 8:30 pm Leave a comment

Police say a worker from Wisconsin has died at a Tennessee quarry.

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