Heavy pipe injures Florida road construction worker
A construction worker suffered an unspecified leg injury when he was struck last week by a 3½ ton, 60-foot pipe on the I-4 Ultimate road construction project in central Florida. Spectrum News
NIOSH studying health effects of fighting wildfires
This is the second year of a multi-year study following six crews and taking health data from them on fires as well as at the beginning and end of the fire seasons. Wildfire Today
Subcontractor electrocuted while upgrading power lines in northern Wisconsin
A 27-year-old lineman was electrocuted in Door County, Wisconsin last Monday while stringing wire as part of a power line upgrade. The man was employed by a subcontractor of the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. WDOR
Mold, mildew in Miami federal prison
New photos substantiate years of complaints by inmates and guards inside the Federal Correctional Institution in Miami that the facility is infested with mold and mildew and has a constantly malfunctioning air-conditioning system. Fed-OSHA has found leaking ceilings and mold growing on walls in multiple rooms. Miami New Times
Cave-in kills Michigan construction worker
A 38-year-old Dryden, Michigan construction worker was killed last week when dirt caved in on him while working in an excavation. MIOSHA is investigating. A law enforcement officer said the hole did not appear to have been secured. 25 News
Pittsburgh-area industrial explosion ruled accidental
The investigation into a September 7 explosion that injured four workers at a manufacturing facility in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania has ruled the incident accidental. It apparently was caused by molten copper contacting water, and reportedly is the latest accident to have occurred at the plant in recent years. Sewickley Herald/Trib Live
Fed-OSHA settles with pipeline company over trenching hazards
Fed-OSHA and a Michigan-based excavation company have reached a settlement that the company will cease operations and pay $509,000 in fines for willful and serious trenching and excavation violations. Investigators determined the company repeatedly exposed employees to trench cave-in hazards while workers installed water metering pits and lines. Construction & Demolition Recycling