Workplace Injuries

• Last Missing Victim of 35W Bridge Collapse Found

  Chrissie Cole | August 20, 2007 6:35 PM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  After almost three weeks of searching, divers recovered the body of the 13th and final victim from the 35W bridge collapse, in Minneapolis.Divers recovered the body of the final victim at 6:15 p.m., Monday.The man was one of 18 construction workers on the bridge when it collapsed during rush hour traffic on August 1. He was the only person reported missing that was unaccounted for until tonight....

• Cars Fall in Mississippi River After Bridge Collapse

  Chrissie Cole | August 01, 2007 1:55 AM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  During rush hour traffic, on Wednesday, a freeway bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River sending several cars plunging into the water.The entire section of the 35W Bridge collapsed at approximately 6:05 p.m., on Wednesday where the freeway crosses over the Mississippi River near University Avenue.There were several people stranded on parts of the bridge that hadn't fallen into the water...

• Three Construction Worker Injuries at Ground Zero

  Chrissie Cole | July 07, 2007 3:00 AM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  In recent weeks, three construction workers have been injured in seperate construction accidents at Ground Zero. The first accident occured May 22, when a 26-year-old worker was injured while a hose pumping material into a retaining wall under construction, broke loose and struck him in the head and torso. He is still in a coma, said a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York.The cause of...

• Two Transit Workers Struck by Subway, One Killed

  Christina Cole | May 13, 2007 11:59 PM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  A subway in Brooklyn station, struck two transit workers, killing one in a construction accident. This is the second fatality involving a subway worker in less than a week.The accident happened at around 4:10 pm on the northbound track of the G train. One of the workers was found dead under the train. He was dragged half the length of the station, the authorities said. The second worker was...

• Worker Dies in Construction Accident

  Christina Cole | March 06, 2007 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  Following a deadly construction accident, local and federal inspectors are continuing to investigate as to what caused a 2-ton concrete slab to crash through five stories of a building, killing a construction worker."Until we have determined what actually led to the collapse of the floor plank, I can't make that determination (if the building is secure)," said John Meyer, commissioner of the...

• Person Injured After Falling Off Balcony

  Christina Cole | January 18, 2007 1:13 AM | 0 CommentsBuffalo, NY

  One person fell from a balcony to a sub roof of an Upper West Side condominium under construction Thursday morning. The victim fell approximately 10 to 15 feet to a sub roof at 10 West End Ave.The victim was conscious and alert following the construction accident and rushed to a nearby hospital. The accident site is a 30+ story residential building under construction.