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Construction Worker Falls 50 Feet To His Death

Chrissie Cole — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:01:00 GMT

A construction worker fell to his death at site of the new Convention Center in Downtown Indianapolis on Wednesday.

Stanley Roberts, 55, was operating a boom lift, a mobile basket crane, when it apparently jostled throwing him 50 feet. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Roberts was a worker for Harmon Steel of Indianapolis. It appears he was wearing a harness--but it wasn't attached to anything.

Indianapolis Metro police and IOSHA are investigating the accident.

Statement from Harmon Steel:

The Harmon Steel family wishes to express our sincere condolences to Mr. Roberts' family. Our sympathies are with his wife and the rest of his family and friends. Mr. Roberts was a valued employee and will be greatly missed.

Harmon Steel will continue to investigate the incident and work with IOSHA.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Construction Worker Dies in Drowning

Chrissie Cole — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:22:00 GMT

A Hartford City man, 51, died in a construction accident when he became stuck in a work hole full of water.

Indiana American Water Co. subcontracted Environmental Contractors Inc., where the man was an employee, to work at the site.

Two large holes were dug to access a large 12-inch water main, according to Wabash Police.

One of the holes, farthest from the street, had been dug so workers could insert a slab to cut off water to the hole closest the street, said authorities.

With the water shut off, Walls went down in the mostly dry hole closest to the street and cut out and removed a length of pipe, Honeycutt said. At the moment he reached down between the missing sections of pipe the water pressure in the first hole shoved the pipe against his arm, trapping him.

That hole rapidly filled up with water, not through the pipe, as the slab held. The hole filled with water flowing over the surface from the break at the slab.

Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA) are investigating what happened. An autopsy will be performed to confirm the worker drowned. #

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Worker Crushed To Death By Bulldozer

Chrissie Cole — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:45:00 GMT

A construction worker was run over and crushed to death by a bulldozer at a construction site in northeastern Indiana, on Monday, according to police.

The man, 46, of Auburn, was conversing with a bulldozer driver when he failed to notice that another bulldozer was backing up and stepped into its path. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Monarch Development Inc. was on site building a new Dexter Axle building in the town of Albion, which is located about 30 miles north of Fort Wayne.

The accident happened just after sunset at 6:30 p.m., but several light towers kept the construction site well-lit, according to Chad Jacob, an Albion police officer.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Indiana Construction Worker Killed In Accident

Chrissie Cole — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:22:00 GMT

Preliminary results from an autopsy show a 41-year-old Fort Wayne man died of blunt-force trauma to the head in a construction accident at a New Haven business.

The man, an employee of Advanced Foundation Systems, was working in a hole at a building site when he was struck in the head with a piece of construction equipment.

He died instantly, according to Officer Scott Adam, a spokesman for the New Haven Police Department. The accident occurred at Don R. Fruchey Inc. where construction was being done on one of its buildings.

The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is investigating the accident and will be interviewing employees and witnesses. Investigators will later determine if any citations or fines should be issued to the contractors or companies involved.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Father, Son Injured on Construction Site in Greenwood

Chrissie Cole — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:30:00 GMT

A construction accident on Tuesday, involving a man and his 15-year-old son is now under investigation by the state.

The accident occurred at a hotel construction site located near Interstate 65 and County Line Road in Greenwood, according to a spokesman for the Indiana Department of Labor.

The 15-year-old boy was on the job site with his father, 31, when both fell nearly 40 feet after the scaffolding they were standing on fell from a fork lift, police said.

They were both transported to Methodist Hospital for treatment. On Thursday, Greenwood Chief of Police Joe Pitcher said the father was listed in critical condition. The injuries suffered by the 15-year-old do not appear to be life-threatening.

The Department of Labor and several other state agencies were trying to determine why the 15-year-old was at the site, if he was working -- which would be illegal due to his age -- and if the fork lift was being properly operated, Keefer said.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Three Workers Killed in Greenwood Construction Accident

Chrissie Cole — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:04:00 GMT

A construction accident in Greenwood claimed three lives on Thursday. Emergency crews were called to the scene at the Dayton freight site just after 4 p.m.

A section of wall being built as part of a new construction on the property may have fallen on the workers. Preliminary reports indicate high winds and rain at the time of the accident may be a factor, but authorities say it’s too soon to know for sure as they investigate the the cause of the accident further.

The two surviving workers were transported to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. The names of the five people involved in the accident have not been released pending family notification. The site is located off of I-65 in Greenwood.

The Indiana Occupational Health and Safety Administration along with other officials are investigating the accident.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole