At around 2:30am this morning, a car heading westbound on the San Bernardino 10 Freeway crashed into a Cal Trans water tanker.  This tanker was placed in a work zone.  The driver of the vehicle was killed instantly and remains unidentified.
Dangerous construction sites on our freeways result in thousands of deaths every year.  Those who [...]

Workplace accidents occur on a daily basis and adversely affect not only victims but their families as well.  Interestingly enough, the amount of worker accidents and fatalities can also affect the United States as a whole.  This is because  workplace injuries amass $125 billion to $155 billion dollars  in medical costs and lost labor estimates.  [...]

Firefighters from Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a worker accident yesterday, where two workers were reportedly stuck in the basket of a 50 foot high hydraulic boom.
Apparently, the workers were conducting repairs on a nearby radio tower, but the equipment faltered during the repair. The worker accident, which involved two workers, required additional assistance [...]

A number of auto accidents occur when the driver suddenly comes upon road construction, and, being unable to stop in time to avoid it, swerves into the adjacent lane, sideswiping the vehicle beside it, forcing it to run into the median barrier or into oncoming traffic with disastrous – even deadly – results. When there [...]

A normal work day for two landscape workers resulted in injury. The workers involved in the accident, a 28-year-old and a 46-year old, were both hospitalized with one reaching critical condition.
According to a statement from fire officials, the two workers received electrical shocks after interacting with a power line at approximately 7:44 a.m yesterday morning. [...]

Tower cranes are essential to the construction, maintenance, and repair of skyscrapers and other tall buildings. But not until recently did most states pass laws regulating tower cranes and their operators. Unfortunately, tower cranes can cause serious injury or even death when something goes wrong. For example, in one case a man was killed while [...]

Some 2.3 million construction workers work on scaffolding frequently. Scaffolding is a temporary platform constructed for reaching heights above arm’s length for the purpose of building construction, maintenance, and repair. Scaffolding is generally made of lumber and steel and can range from simple to complex in its design, depending on its use and purpose. Millions [...]

Every year, thousands of individuals are hurt or even fatally injured in construction site accidents. While construction companies are responsible for the safety of the workers and the work environment, in certain circumstances, a landowner or occupier may be liable for the dangerous conditions on the premises.
Since construction sites typically involve highly [...]