Workplace Injuries

• Tuscaloosa Construction Accidents Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | March 26, 2008 9:55 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A 29-year-old man was killed in a construction accident in Tuscaloosa on Friday. The accident happened at First Baptist Church on Greensboro Avenue. There is a construction project going on there. The victim was working construction on an addition at the church late Friday afternoon when he became pinned between a scissor lift and the building, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit Capt....

• Six Charged With Filing False Storm Claims

  Chrissie Cole | March 04, 2008 1:15 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Following a federal grand jury indictment earlier this week, six Orlando-area residents have been arrested by federal officials and charged with filing false storm claims with the federal government in 2005.Each of the six individuals arrested, are being charged in separate indictments, and accused of filing and collecting $2,000 in disaster assistance claims with the Federal Emergency...

• Crane Operator Injured in Worksite Accident

  Chrissie Cole | February 29, 2008 11:35 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  An Omaha crane operator suffered on the job injuries, in a construction accident, when the 140,000 pound crane he was on slipped down an embankment and into the Papio Creek trapping him inside the cab.The worker was trapped for almost an hour. Firefighters were able to release him from the cab with the Jaws of Life, according to the Omaha Fire Department.He was treated for hypothermia and is...

• Crane Operator Injured in Omaha Construction Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 23, 2008 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A construction worker was injured when the 140,000 pound crane he was operating slipped into the Papio Creek. He was trapped inside of the cab for over an hour while rescue crews worked to get him out. The construction accident happened on Friday morning at the site on 67th and West Center Road. Slippery pads on the crane may have contributed to it tipping over.Papio Creek's water will not...

• Belleville Construction Accident Injures Two

  Shannon Weidemann | February 05, 2008 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A construction accident in Belleville, Washington left two men hurt after being hit by a piece of equipment. They were working at the site of some radio towers when the accident happened. Bellevue fire officials say a crew of five was doing maintenance at three radio towers in the 3000 block of 118th Avenue SE. They were reinstalling guy wires, which involve anchoring them some 110 feet into...

• Man Dies in Georgia Construction Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 30, 2008 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A man was killed by a falling beam at the Kia plant under construction in West Point, Georgia. The 47-year-old construction worker was working on a plant set to open next year. The construction accident happened early on Tuesday morning. The victim was working for a subcontractor when a beam fell and apparently hit him, Kia human resources director Randy Jackson said.The victim was...

• Wisconsin Construction Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 20, 2007 9:12 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A construction worker from Racine was killed in a construction accident in Somers on Wednesday. He was working in a trench when there was a cave in and he became trapped. The victim was 52-years-old. The worksite is the scene of a future shopping center at Highway 31 and County Highway S. Rescue teams worked feverishly to free the man," the Kenosha Sheriff's Department said in a statement....

• Austin Construction Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 06, 2007 7:19 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A man was killed in an Austin construction accident Thursday. The worker was near a retaining wall and a boulder at the time of the accident. He was crushed when the boulder moved. Authorities say the man was crushed either when workers were trying to move the boulder, or he fell on his own beneath them.The incident happened while a house was under construction. The accident happened on a...

• New Orleans Construction Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | November 18, 2007 2:04 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A construction worker from Amite was killed in a worksite accident in New Orleans on Wednesday. The worksite was near Loyola University and involved a dump truck and a front loader. According to police, the victim was operating a dump truck. He apparently parked and stepped away from the vehicle for a moment. Meanwhile, a nearby tractor began moving forward, trapping the victim between the...

• Arkansas Court Rules Injury not Work Related, Workers' Comp Denied

  Chrissie Cole | October 03, 2007 3:04 AM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled a school custodian who was injured while parking his car on campus after running a personal errand, should not receive workers' compensation benefits.The ruling, on Wednesday, reversed a state Workers' Compensation Commission decision, which had decided the employee, had returned to his employer's premises and was on-call at the time of the accident.The...