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OSHA investigates beam drop that injured construction worker in Madison
State safety officials are investigating how the beam fell around 50 feet at a busy construction site near Capitol Square in Madison.
3 injured in construction site collapse in Grafton
Three construction workers were taken to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa after a series of roof trusses collapsed at a construction site in Grafton.
Wisconsin construction worker airlifted after falling two stories
Flight for Life Transport airlifted a construction worker after they fell from a two-story structure in the Twin Lakes area.
To address traumatic brain injuries, Boldt switches from hard hats to helmets
Boldt wants to reduce the number of traumatic brain injuries in construction by introducing impact resistant helmets.
Why having fewer OSHA inspectors matters
In many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers died on the job.
Man dies in forklift accident in suburban St. Louis
Authorities say a construction worker has died in a forklift accident in suburban St. Louis.
‘Work hardening’ can help return injured workers to job sites quickly
Let’s face it, construction is a dangerous industry. Work hardening can help return an injured employee to the job quickly – reducing lost wages and saving you money.
OP-ED: Extreme measures needed to improve safety in construction
The construction industry is booming. There are a lot of projects ready to move forward right now, and contractors are frantically looking high and low for workers to build them. Wages are at the highest point we have seen in years. So why is it so hard to attract workers to the industry? One common answer is that construction work is considered too hazardous.
Report finds noon hour most dangerous for construction workers (UPDATE)
Upending long-held beliefs, a national trades group released a report this week finding that construction accidents are more common at the noon hour than any other time of the day.
Workplace injuries continue to decrease across state
Wisconsin’s construction industry can look back on 2015 as yet another year of declines in the number of non-fatal on-the-job injuries.
Services honor construction workers who died on the job
Dozens of workers in the building trades, industry managers and the families of construction workers who have died on the job marched through the state Capitol in Madison on Thursday as part of Workers' Memorial Day.
The OSHA report
The Daily Reporter's weekly digest of companies that have been cited by OSHA for violations during work around the state.
Today’s News
- $24M mixed-use development breaks ground
- Supervisor calls for referendum on Milwaukee County Courthouse revamp
- $19M mixed-use project tackles city’s biggest issues
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)