Two cranes collided Wednesday at a construction site in Austin, Texas, causing one of them to partially collapse and injuring at least 22 workers who were sent scrambling for safety, authorities said.
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Seattle and Los Angeles share the national lead in construction cranes at 49 each, international construction consultant Rider Levett Bucknall announced recently.
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At least 65 people were killed and scores were wounded Friday when a crane collapsed in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia's civil defense authority said.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing an extension of the deadline for crane operator certification.
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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.
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Read More »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 ...
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Read More »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 ...
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