Latest Construction Headlines
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Police Say New York Construction Worker Killed in Trench Collapse
Mar 30 2021 // A construction worker was killed when a trench collapsed on him while he was working in a residential development in the Hudson Valley community of Woodbury, New York, police said. The 43-year-old worker was digging in a...
Construction Worker Killed in Massachusetts When Garage Stairwell Collapses
Mar 8 2021 // One construction worker was killed and a second was critically injured in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning when a section of the concrete stairwell in a city-owned parking garage collapsed, authorities...
Two Dead After Getting Struck at Boston Construction Site
Mar 4 2021 // Two people died when they were struck by a truck at a construction site in Boston on Wednesday, officials said. The workers were struck on High Street in the city’s Financial District just after 8 a.m., interim...
Sedgwick Acquires Construction Services Co. in California
Mar 2 2021 // Sedgwick has acquired Construction Services Co., a building consulting firm headquartered in California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. CSC provides loss assessment perspectives with an array of services focusing on...
RT Specialty Names Ilgner to its Environmental and Construction Professional Practice
Mar 1 2021 // Alex Ilgner has been named as an account administrator within the Environmental and Construction Professional (ECP) Practice of RT Specialty. He is based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. In this role, he will support the...
Construction Worker Hurt in Accident at New Jersey College
Feb 24 2021 // A construction worker was injured when a gasket burst and struck him in the head at a college in northern New Jersey, authorities said. Workers were conducting a standard pressure test on a chiller line in the Learning...
Unstable Construction Crane Spurs Evacuations in Downtown Atlanta
Feb 23 2021 // Crews Sunday worked to take down a crane outside of a 31-story building that began tilting precariously on Friday, forcing officials to evacuate several buildings in downtown Atlanta and close surrounding streets. The...
Lloyd’s Construction Specialists Say They Are Ready For U.S. Infrastructure Boom
Feb 16 2021 // Construction insurance specialists at Lloyd’s of London are hoping to see more U.S. business from increased government investment in infrastructure projects in 2021. That will be welcome after a period of dealing...
Lockton Adds Lopez to Northern California Construction Practice
Feb 11 2021 // Lockton Pacific has added Cynthia Lopez to its construction practice in Northern California. Lopez is based in Lockton’s Sacramento office. Lopez’s expertise includes more than two decades in the insurance...
CFC Enhances E&O Policy for Design, Construction Contractors
Feb 10 2021 // CFC has upgraded its errors and omissions policy for US-based design and construction contractors to include costs for steps taken by the contractor to mitigate against a potential claim where work was not rectified, and...
Construction of Controversial UK Coal Mine Now Under Review After Climate Backlash
Feb 10 2021 // Construction of a coal mine that threatened UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s claim to be a world leader in the fight against climate change is under review after growing opposition. The Woodhouse Colliery would be...
Construction Worker Killed in New Jersey When Excavator Goes Into Waterway
Feb 4 2021 // A construction worker was killed when the excavator he was operating fell into a waterway, leaving him trapped him inside the equipment, authorities said. The man was part of a crew working at a site in Linden, New Jersey,...
AXA XL Launches Builders Risk Coverages for Mass Timber Construction Projects
Feb 3 2021 // AXA XL’s North America Construction business has launched builders risk insurance programs to address mass timber project risks for construction clients. Mass timber building materials, which includes cross laminated...
California Construction Worker Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jan 22 2021 // Jose Zepeda, 45, of Fresno, Calif., self-surrendered this week on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and attempted perjury after filing a workers’ compensation insurance claim and allegedly misleading the...
Biden Revokes Keystone XL Pipeline Permit; Construction Halted
Jan 22 2021 // Construction on the long disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline halted on Jan. 21 as incoming U.S. President Joe Biden revoked its permit on his first day in office. The 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer) pipeline was planned to...
North Carolina Retaining Wall Collapse Injures Construction Workers, Kills 1
Jan 15 2021 // One person was killed and at least four people were injured after a retaining wall fell on construction workers in a North Carolina city, officials said Wednesday. The City of Hendersonville said in a news release that the...
British Columbia’s New COVID-19 Restrictions Disrupt Construction Projects
Jan 6 2021 // CALGARY, Alberta – Restrictions imposed by British Columbia to fight the spread of COVID-19 infections after the holiday break have disrupted work at construction sites of a Rio Tinto hydropower project and BC...
Contractors Involved in California Stadium Construction Death Cited
Dec 17 2020 // California’s workplace safety agency has cited two companies for violations in connection with the death of a construction worker who fell from the roof at SoFi Stadium, the new home of the NFL’s Los Angeles...
Missouri Construction Company to Pay $38K to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
Dec 10 2020 // A St. Louis, Mo.-based construction company that revoked an applicant’s job offer after learning she was pregnant will settle a federal discrimination lawsuit for $38,000. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Skyward Specialty Insurance Hires CNA’s Childs to Lead Construction Business
Dec 1 2020 // Houston-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. (Skyward Specialty) has added Rick Childs as senior vice president, Construction, to lead its growing construction business. Childs brings 25 years of commercial...
