The following headlines seem to be increasing in numbers lately. Some are questioning weather they are a sign of increased summer construction, while others argue that a slow news week is bound to turn up these times of headlines. Still one has to argue that maybe the recession has something to due the increased numbers of workplace accidents.
One unfortunate victim of the economic downturn has been residential home builders. With less residential work available many home builders have jumped head first into the commercial building market. Some do very well given their strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit. Still otherscan quickly find themselves in a precarious position both economically and legally.
The lack of commercial job experience means that many home builders are not aware of the finicky nature of commercial investors, bonding, and safety measures. Many find themselves loosing money on jobs and woefully vulnerable to OSHA violations. There has been speculation that some workplace accidents can be prevented if residential builder put the same emphasis on safety that larger commercial builders do. Only time will tell whether there really is a connection between the increase in workplace accidents and the influx of residential builders in the commercial market.
Man buried in 3 tons of window pane piping
May 29th, 2009 @ 8:35am
By Andrew Adams
SALT LAKE CITY — A man is in critical condition after a freak accident while making a delivery Friday morning.
The man was delivering a truckload of piping for window frames to Amsco Windows at 1900 South and 1000 West. When he went to unstrap the load, three bundles, weighing about a ton each, came off his load and fell on him.
Workers at the scene worked quickly to lift the load off the man using a crane. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Man crushed by tank dies
May 29th, 2009 @ 6:57am
DELLE, Utah (AP) — Police say a Salt Lake City-area man has been killed after being crushed by a steel structure that collapsed on him as he tried to topple it.
Tooele County Emergency Management spokesman Wade Mathews says Ronald Samford, 50, died Thursday.
Samford was the owner of Rocky Mountain Construction Services, which had been contracted to demolish the Marblehead lime plant. Mathews says the plant had been unused for nearly 15 years.
Mathews says a hopper bin weighing about 100,000 pounds unexpectedly collapsed on Samford, who was dead by the time emergency crews arrived.
Another worker was slightly injured and a third was unhurt.
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Information from: Deseret News
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