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Articles Tagged with ''fatal fall''

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Construction worker plummets 53 stories to his death at downtown LA high-rise

March 18, 2016
A construction worker on his second day on the job fell 53 stories to his death yesterday at a downtown Los Angeles high-rise slated to be the tallest building in the West, officials said.
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Daredevil photographer falls to death atop New York City hotel

March 1, 2016
A 24-year-old daredevil photographer fell to his death as he tried to take a snapshot atop Midtown’s swanky Four Seasons Hotel on December 30, 2015.
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OSHA announces third annual National Safety Stand-Down

February 29, 2016
OSHA and other federal safety agencies announced that they have designated May 2-6, 2016, for the third annual National Safety Stand-Down. The event is a nationwide effort to remind and educate employers and workers in the construction industry of the serious dangers of falls - the cause of the highest number of industry deaths in the construction industry.
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A U.S. Department of Labor Blog post

The cell phone in your pocket shouldn't cost a worker's life

Dr. David Michaels Roger Sherman
February 12, 2016
Wireless services have opened up avenues of communication and resources unlike any in history. We rely on these connections to stay in touch with friends and family members, operate businesses and communicate on a global scale.
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U.S. Department of Labor Blog post

Honoring Joe and John, fallen Massachusetts linemen

February 2, 2016
No one should ever have to worry whether a loved one will come home from work alive. The reality, however, is that too many workers in this country are exposed to deadly but avoidable hazards on the job every day.
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Fla. construction worker falls to his death

January 11, 2016

Had his employer taken the necessary steps to fully protect him, a 32-year-old construction worker might not have suffered deadly injuries in a fall at a Naples building site on Sept. 26, 2015.


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NYC on the job fatalities way up in 2014

Highest level in six years
December 22, 2015

A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that 78 people died on the job in New York City last year – a whopping 22% increase from 2013.


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OSHA cites Brooklyn contractor for fatal worker fall

J&M Metro General Contracting Corp. failed to provide lifesaving protections
October 9, 2015

Vidal Sanchez fell to his death at a Brooklyn work site on April 1, 2015. It should not have happened. The 51-year-old laborer, who worked for Brooklyn-based J&M Metro General Contracting Corp., fell while raking freshly poured concrete at the unprotected 6th floor edge of a building under construction at 360 Neptune Ave. in Brighton Beach.


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36-foot fall kills construction worker in Texas

October 5, 2015

A subcontractor and general contractor were cited for safety violations by OSHA after a worker plunged to his death from a four floor apartment complex in in New Braunfels, Texas.


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NYC construction worker killed in fall

August 31, 2015

In the latest construction fatality in New York City, a worker fell 30 feet to his death last week after a platform in an elevator shaft collapsed.


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