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Tuesday, January 21, 2014Area:
Raleigh-Durham, NCThree contract workers were injured Wednesday in an accident involving a crane inside a fenced-off construction area on the south side of Talley Student Center at N.C. State University, according to a university spokesman.
The three men were taken for treatment to WakeMed Raleigh, according to a university spokesman. One reported a head injury, one reported a foot injury and one had back and neck pain, he said.
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Sunday, January 19, 2014A 55-year-old construction worker was killed Monday morning at a job in Windsor Township, York County.
Police identified the victim as Benedict Todt, of Gardeners, Adams County.
Todt was working at the Red Lion Water Authority pumping facility at 500 Gebhart Rd. when the accident happened around 11 a.m.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014Area:
Philadelphia, PAA massive pile of salt used to clear icy roads has fallen on a worker at a suburban Philadelphia storage facility, crushing and killing him.
Falls Township police say the accident happened Thursday afternoon hours before a massive snowstorm was set to arrive in the area.
The 100-foot-tall pile of salt toppled over and trapped the man, who was working a backhoe. Rescue crews were dispatched but couldn't save him.
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Friday, November 22, 2013Area:
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FLA 32-year-old Trinity man died early Saturday from injuries sustained in an accident that occurred on a construction site.
Michael G. Pavlak was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
According to a Tampa Police Department report the deceased was working with a crew on the Crosstown Expressway when he was struck by a dump truck. The incident occurred at approximately 4:45 a.m.
The death is being classified as an industrial accident.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013Area:
Seattle-Tacoma, WA