Contact with overhead power lines is a major hazard when working on most construction sites and especially when working from elevated platforms or with heavy machinery. [To read the rest of the story, visit constructionjunkie.com!]
In Indiantown, Florida last week, construction workers ran into a 5-foot alligator on-site, which then ran into a 60-inch sewer line to get away from the workers. The contractor got ahold of the local sheriff’s department and the Florida Fish and Wildlife...
As annoying as it may be to deal with sometimes, there is a good reason why trucks carrying oversized loads have spotters and flaggers. We’ve seen the worst of what can happen when the spotter fails to alert truck drivers in time, like the one that caused a 2013...
Residents living near a Jersey City, New Jersey construction site were frightened as they watched “explosions” of smoke coming out of holes in the ground. In order to break up some rock in the subgrade, contractors used a chemical called Da-Mite, according to NJ.com,...
via NY Governor Andrew Cuomo For almost 80 years, the Old Kosciuszko Bridge connected Brooklyn and Queens in New York. Much like many other bridges its age, it is being replaced due to capacity issues and deterioration. When it was completed in 1939, it was built...
via Facebook Smaller heavy construction equipment is the most likely to be stolen on a jobsite, but most of the time the thieves try to sell the equipment for money. On rare occasions, the thief just takes the machine out on the town for a joy ride and leading the...
