construction safety News

Family of Ironworker Who Died on Job Awarded $12 Million

A Pennsylvania cement company has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of an ironworker who fell to his death while attempting to set up a temporary catwalk at the company’s plant in Stockertown. In July 2021, the decedent …

Worker Killed When House Under Construction Collapses in Massachusetts

A worker died Tuesday after a house under construction in Massachusetts collapsed. According to local police, Mario Diaz Obando, 29, of Fall River, died when the house being built on Vine Street in Weymouth collapsed. Diaz and four other workers …

OSHA Cites Contractor in Death of Worker Who Fell From Boston Theater Scaffold

A construction contractor could have prevented the death of a worker at the Cutler Majestic Theater in Boston by following required fall protection measures, a federal investigation has found. Responding to a referral from Boston Police last August 9, Occupational …

Construction Firm Owner Sentenced for $2 Million Tax Evasion, Lying to OSHA

A Massachusetts construction business owner was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an employment tax scheme and making a false statement at an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hearing about a worker’s death. According to court documents, Mauricio …

Judge Affirms $16.7K in OSHA Penalties Against New York Roofing Contractor

An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester, New York commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for safety violations, after an investigation and litigation by the federal government. The company, Elmer W. Davis Inc., had contested citations for …

Jury Awards $68.5M to Family of Worker Who Fell to Death at Philly Construction Site

A Philadelphia jury has awarded $68.5 million in damages to the widow and son of a 38-year-old construction worker who was killed in 2021 in a fall from a fifth-floor balcony at a luxury townhouse site. Siarhei Marhunou’s widow, Hanna, …

OSHA Cites Contractor 32 Times in 4 Months for Alleged Deadly Fall Hazards

Federal officials say a New Jersey construction contractor with a history of ignoring federal fall safety standards has again been found exposing employees to potentially deadly fall hazards in eight work site inspections. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration …

New Jersey Contractor to Pay $13K Penalty After Worker’s Fatal 5-Story Fall

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports it has reached a settlement agreement with a New Jersey contractor after a worker suffered a fatal fall at a Bayonne worksite in October 2023. The settlement followed an OSHA inspection …

Roofing Contractor to Contest OSHA Citations After Employee’s Fatal Fall

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that a Massachusetts roofing contractor again violated federal regulations for fall protections, following an investigation into how an employee fell about 27 feet and was killed. The accident occurred as workers …

Construction Site Fatalities Down, Injuries Up in New York City

Building construction-related fatalities in the five boroughs of New York City are at the lowest number in nearly a decade, with seven deaths in 2023 as compared to a high of 14 in 2019. While fatalities are down, the annual …