A man was killed in a construction accident after he was thrown from a backhoe and it overturned on him while working on a project at the Budget Suites Inn.

The accident occurred when the 39-year-old man was clearing dirt around a hotel and using a backhoe machine to do so. The rear wheel of the backhoe then slid down a slight downgrade and into a ditch. This caused the man to be ejected from the machinery and fell to the ground and the backhoe tipped over on top of the man.

Co-workers noticed immediately and tried to help free the man, it is unknown whether the man was pronounced dead at the scene or at the hospital. Officials from the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be investigating the incident.

Construction accidents cause serious injury and can change the lives of all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

Six workers were injured in a construction accident when a scaffold collapsed while they working on a housing project for Binghamton University.

The workers were building the new Delaware Hall around noon when the scaffold fell 65 feet. The workers were not trapped under the scaffold and three of the injured were able to walk when emergency crews arrived. No students were in the area when the scaffold fell.

Rescue crews transported the men to the hospital, three of them remain there. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was notified when the accident occurred and a full investigation as to what caused the fall is underway.

Construction injuries can cause serious strain on a family; our thoughts are with the loved ones of the victims.

A Pennsylvania roofing contractor was sentenced for willful safety violations that caused the death of a worker after he fell 40 feet off a roof last year.

The man was sentenced to three years probation and six months house arrest after investigators found that the 29-year-old man that was killed was not wearing any harness or fall protection equipment that is required when working from high distances from the ground.

The man was sentenced for failing to provide the equipment to his workers. Also, investigators found that the man did not properly train new employees. The man pleaded guilty to the charges.

Construction accidents can happen unexpectedly and have traumatic outcomes on everyone involved, our thoughts are with the family of the victim.

According to fire officials, a worker was injured in a construction site accident. The man was working with a construction crew to add another floor onto a two story building when the accident occurred.

Shortly after 10 a.m. something fell on the man. Officials are not sure the extent of the injuries because the man was unconscious when  crews arrived.

Emergency medical services used ropes to lower the man from the second floor to the ground. The man was taken to the hospital by ambulance and his current condition along with other information on the accident have not been released.

Construction accidents can occur unexpectedly and have life-changing effects on all involved. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victim.

A worker with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation was killed in a construction accident while working as a flagger on Route 22 in Lebanon County.

The 57-year-old worker had just  flagged a car to stop when the driver of an SUV swerved to avoid the stopped car and the vehicle went up an embankment before hitting the worker. The worker was pronounced at the scene.

There has been no charges filed in the accident yet, but police are still investigating. The man was the 81st worker to be killed on the job since the department was created in 1970.

Construction accidents can cause serious injury and death and can have devastating effects on all individuals involved. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victim.

A subcontractor from Monroe County was killed after falling from a building that was under construction on May 18.

The 56-year-old man fell 11 stories around 1:30 p.m. and was pronounced dead at 9:24 p.m. According to officials, his death was casued by an injury to his head.

The project manager at the site said the officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have visited the site but it is unknown what they found. The man was installing a door on the building when he fell, details on the fall have not been released.

Construction accidents can happen when least expected and leave traumatizing effects for everyone involved. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victim.

One utility worker was killed and two firefighters were injured during a construction accident after a worker fell into a manhole on a job site.

The details on the accident are still being investigated,but it seems that the worker was overcome by the fumes and he fell in. Officials are not sure if he was inside the manhole cover or above it when he fell 25 feet to the bottom.

The police and fire department responded to the call and two firefighters went into the manhole to recover the missing worker. Once inside the hole, the firefighters also were overcome with the fumes. The cause of the fumes and what they were are being investigated as well as the exact cause of the worker’s death.

Workplace accident can cause serious injury and death and the effects are traumatic for all involved. Our thoughts go out to the family of the victims.

Statistic reveal that crane accidents are the most common cause for construction site death. There are over 125,000 cranes used in operation in the construction injury and another 100,000 in general and maritime industries. The amount of people that are involved with getting cranes to operate, means that if there is an accident there are many people that may just be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Although technology has improved and cranes are able to do things that they haven’t before, hundreds of people are killed in the U.S. every year from crane accidents. It is very important that work sites supply the appropriate safety procedures and provide workers with the appropriate gear. The major cause of crane accidents are: outrigger use, dropped loads, overturned cranes, boom collapsing and buckling and more.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a crane accident or suffered another construction injury, contact the Pennsylvania construction injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.

The bodies of two coal mine workers were found after the roof of a mine collapsed at large Kentucky mine.

A 27-year-old man and a 28-year-old man were both found dead in the mine about four miles inside. An official for the mine said that the cause of the roof’s collapse is unknown at this point. Roof collapsing is much more common than explosions and accounts for about a quarter of the mining deaths since 1983.

This large underground mine has had a history of the roof collapsing. The Mine Safety and Health Administration has cited the mine 17 times since January 2009 for failing to adequately secure roofs and walls against falling rock.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a construction accident, contact the Pennsylvania construction accident lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.

Three workers and one pedestrian were injured after a three-story building collapsed on construction workers.

The accident occurred on March 29 at approximately 1:30 p.m. when builders were working on the third floor while building the fourth floor. The fall buried one man completely and it took 20 minutes to retrieve him from the rubble.

He was rushed to the hospital in critical but stable condition. Another worker was partially buried but did not suffer serious injury. A pedestrian that jumped into help after witnessing the accident was also transported to the hospital. The cause of the floor collapsing is still unknown.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a construction accident, you may be able to receive compensation for your pain. Contact the Pennsylvania construction injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.