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Jobsite Fatality

Double Fatality Halts Construction Work at JFK International Airport

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Scott Van Voorhis
April 3, 2023

Authorities are probing a trench collapse that killed two construction workers, who were identified by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as Francisco Reyes, 41, and Fernando Lagunas Pereira, 28.


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Jobsite Fatalities

Baltimore Construction Zone Crash Kills Six Workers

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Jim Parsons
March 23, 2023

Five contractor employees and construction inspector died when a car entered their Interstate-695 work zone at high speed through a barrier gap.


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NTSB Issues Initial Ohio Derailment Report as EPA Takes Over Cleanup

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February 24, 2023

As government pressure mounts on Norfolk Southern to conduct and pay for comprehensive area cleanup, Arcadis and AECOM have been hired to assist.




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Ironworkers Union Earns Third-Party Accreditation for Safety Courses

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James Leggate
February 24, 2023

International Accreditation Services has certified two programs and union leaders are seeking certification for a third.


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Work Stoppages

NYC Halts Building's Work Over Neighbors' Structural Concerns

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James Leggate
February 21, 2023

Building inspectors issued a stop work order at a mid-block construction site in Manhattan and ordered the evacuation of a nearby building with signs of damage.


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Regulations

OSHA Withdraws Effort to Revoke Arizona Job Safety Plan

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James Leggate
February 17, 2023

Arizona officials adopted rules and passed laws to achieve compliance with national safety requirements.


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Investigations

NTSB Updates Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Probe, No Cause Found Yet

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Tom Ichniowski
January 26, 2023

NTSB says that "all aspects of the collapse remain under investigation."



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Workplace Safety

Utility Firm Eversource Faces OSHA $333,000 Fine for Fatal Arc Blast

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James Leggate
January 19, 2023

Fabio Pires, 31, an electrical engineer and union operating mechanic died last year after sustaining severe burns, but the Massachusetts firm disputes agency conclusions in proposing total of five serious and willful violations against it.


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EPA To Oversee Keystone Pipe Rupture Damage Cleanup in Kansas

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Mary B. Powers
January 10, 2023

Line owner-operator TC Energy says it has recovered most of the 14,000 barrels that spilled last month but an 800-person response team remains activated to address environmental damage


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Environment

Keystone Pipe Has Full Restart After 14,000-Barrel Spill Dec. 7

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Debra K. Rubin
December 30, 2022

Crude oil spill in Kansas is contained but not fully cleaned up, as fed agency allows full line operation and Canadian owner TC Energy has yet to state pipeline rupture cause.




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