News tagged with 'Construction Accident'

The number of Hispanic workers who have died on the job has risen by 76 percent, while the overall total of workplace deaths has declined, according to the latest available data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Dallas Cowboys staff member was left paralyzed and two other team staffers remain hospitalized following the facility collapse on Saturday, which is now the subject of a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation, authorities said.

Officials are re-examining locals laws following a fatal crane accident on Friday at LyondellBassell plant that killed four workers when a crane collapsed. The accident has prompted officials to call for more city regulation of cranes.

On June 24, the President of the Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) stated before the House Education and Labor Committee that there is a need for the creation of an OSHA agency specifically dedicated to construction.

A crane collapsed at LynondellBasell refinery in Houston, on Friday, killing four workers and injuring seven others. Texas is one of 35 states that does not require crane operators to be licensed. Crane regulations are long overdue, especially in those cities that are experiencing new and constant construction.