Charlotte airport workers asking for safety improvements after worker’s death

Employees at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have asked the city for safety improvements, including lighting and other upgrades, in a concourse where a worker was killed last month. The worker reportedly was transporting baggage on an airport vehicle when he made a hard turn to avoid a piece of luggage and the vehicle rolled over and pinned him. Charlotte Observer

Industrial accident kills Wisconsin worker

A private contractor died after being struck by an excavator at a Lake Delton, Wisconsin hotel parking lot worksite. Fed-OSHA is investigating. WKOW (Madison, Wisc.)

Ohio worker fatally falls from roof while wearing unconnected harness

Fed-OSHA is investigating after a 46-year-old man fell to his death from a roof Monday morning at a Sugarcreek Township, Ohio construction site. Officials say he was wearing a safety harness but it was not connected to a lanyard. WHIO

Underground tank explodes at Upstate New York gas station, killing one

Fed-OSHA is investigating after an explosion Friday afternoon in an underground tank at an upstate New York gas station killed a 57-year-old employee of an environmental services company who was cleaning the tank. Times Herald-Record

Witness describes fatal New York gas station explosion

A witness describes Friday’s gas station explosion in the Town of Dickinson, New York that resulted in the death of a worker. Fed-OSHA is investigating. WBNG (Johnson City, N.Y.) [with video]

New concrete collapses foundation wall at New Hampshire home, injuring man

A foundation wall failed and collapsed while fresh concrete was being poured at a Pelham, New Hampshire home, injuring a 62-year-old man on Monday. A fire official said he did not know if the man was a resident of the home or a construction worker. New Hampshire Union Leader

Man dies in Nebraska grain bin accident

The body of a 32-year-old worker, who first responders say did not have a harness or rope when he went inside a Fremont, Nebraska grain elevator to break up beans and corn, was identified Tuesday. KETV