PP Construction Safety News Desk

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FATALITY: SCAFFOLDER FALL DURING PLANT SHUTDOWN

Posted on 30th January 2012

Contractor fell to his death during company annual maintenance period

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, SCAFFOLDING

AUSTRALIA DAY TOWER CRANE ‘PRANK’ CLAIMS LIFE

Posted on 27th January 2012

Young man fell 45m to his death after climbing tower crane on Sydney site

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CRANES TOWER, FATALITIES, PUBLIC RISK

FATALITIES: FOUR DIE IN TWO UAE SCAFFOLD COLLAPSES

Posted on 21st January 2012

Scaffolding collapsed like a “pack of cards” during painting and cleaning ops

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, STRUCTURAL SAFETY

CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES NOVEMBER 2011

Posted on 17th January 2012

Latest HSE records reveal four construction related deaths during November

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

FATALITY: CONTRACTOR FALL DURING FACTORY ROOF REFURB

Posted on 19th December 2011

Roofing contractor employee fell whilst working on industrial roof

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FATALITY: ROOF FALL ON MANCHESTER INDUSTRIAL UNIT

Posted on 17th December 2011

Workman fell from roof at international transportation company premises

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

CONSTRUCTION UNION HIGHLIGHTS FATALITY HOT SPOTS

Posted on 13th December 2011

UCATT concerned over increase in the number of deaths in selected regions

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES OCTOBER 2011

Posted on 7th December 2011

Latest HSE records reveal five construction related deaths during October

Posted in FATALITIES

FATALITY: TRENCH COLLAPSE

Posted on 18th November 2011

Recovery of deceased workman delayed because of ongoing stability risk

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, EXCAVATIONS, FATALITIES

FATALITY: PLANT RELATED DEATH ON DEMOLITION SITE

Posted on 10th November 2011

Workman has died in incident at former Cadbury factory involving ‘digger’

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, MOBILE PLANT

FATALITY: FALL FROM HEIGHT

Posted on 10th November 2011

Workman has fallen to his death from building on Exeter retail centre

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CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES SEPTEMBER 2011

Posted on 8th November 2011

Latest HSE records reveal five construction related deaths during September

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

FATALITY: FALL THROUGH FRAGILE ROOFLIGHT

Posted on 4th November 2011

Joiner has died in fall through rooflight during work to repair leak

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CONSTRUCTION INJURY AND ILL-HEATH STATISTICS 2010/11

Posted on 2nd November 2011

HSE statistics show injuries falling whilst ’cancer registrations’ are high

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, STATISTICS

FATALITY: LADDER FALL ON COMMERCIAL REFURB PROJECT

Posted on 21st October 2011

Contractor dies after falling from ladder during external work on bank building

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, LADDERS

FATALITY: CONTRACTOR STRUCK ON LONDON STREET

Posted on 14th October 2011

Utilities worker died whilst working for water company near ‘manhole’

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FATALITY: ELECTROCUTION IN MOBILE ACCESS PLATFORM

Posted on 14th October 2011

Workman electrocuted whilst working in MEWP close to high voltage powerline

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, ELECTRICITY OVERHEAD, FATALITIES

CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES AUGUST 2011

Posted on 7th October 2011

Latest HSE records reveal drop in construction related deaths during August

Posted in FATALITIES, STATISTICS

FATALITY: OVERTURNING DUMPER TRUCK

Posted on 6th October 2011

Workman dies after dumper truck overturns on small domestic project

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, MOBILE PLANT

FATALITY: CONSTRUCTION PLANT ENGINEER DEATH

Posted on 28th September 2011

Engineer crushed by falling equipment at hoist and access company premises

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES JULY 2011

Posted on 9th September 2011

Latest release of HSE records reveal seven construction related deaths in July

FATALITY: STAIRS DEATH AT CONCRETE WORKS

Posted on 9th September 2011

Completed pre-cast stairs collapsed on workman during polishing operation

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

FATALITY: MOBILE CRANE OVERTURNS ON ACCESS ROAD

Posted on 16th August 2011

Mobile crane driver fatally injured on road near wind farm project site

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SWIFTER JUSTICE FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES COMES CLOSER

Posted on 12th August 2011

Death at work rule change makes prosecutions prior to inquest more likely

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, INQUESTS, PROSECUTIONS, REGULATION

FATALITY: DEMOLITION DEATH INVOLVING MEWP

Posted on 10th August 2011

Demo workman using cherry picker crushed against steel structure

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, MEWPS

CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES JUNE 2011

Posted on 6th August 2011

Latest release of HSE records reveals deaths in double digits during June

FATALITY: TELEHANDLER DEATH ON MAJOR PROJECT

Posted on 21st July 2011

Driver dies as telehandler overturns on major retail and residential development

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, TELEHANDLERS

FATALITY: TELEHANDLER CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD CABLE

Posted on 17th July 2011

Incident in Australia highlights electrocution risk to MEWP users

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

FATALITY: FALL FROM SCAFFOLD ON DOMESTIC PROJECT

Posted on 14th July 2011

Workman dies in hospital after fall during external painting works

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FATALITY: INQUEST OPENS INTO SITE DEATH

Posted on 12th July 2011

Young construction worker died from traumatic brain injuries

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FATALITY: SHOPFITTER STRUCK BY FALLING DEBRIS

Posted on 8th July 2011

Workman dies from severe head injuries on shopping centre refit project

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

CONSTRUCTION SECTOR FATALITIES MAY 2011

Posted on 6th July 2011

Latest release of HSE records of fatal injury reports for construction projects

FIVE DIE IN INDIAN CRANE CLIMBING INCIDENT

Posted on 1st July 2011

Pin ‘snapped’ during task of increasing tower crane height in Bangalore

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CRANES TOWER, FATALITIES

NET RIGGER FOUND DEAD ON BUILDING NEAR POWERLINE

Posted on 29th June 2011

Workman found at base of ladder during safety net installation work

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

MYSTERY DEATH OF CRANE OPERATOR ON 2012 PROJECT

Posted on 29th June 2011

Workman found dead at base of crane on Olympics Village project

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CRANES TOWER, FATALITIES, OLYMPICS

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FATAL INJURY STATISTICS 2010/11

Posted on 28th June 2011

Number and rate of fatal injuries rise but total remains below 5 year average

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, REGULATION, STATISTICS

FATALITY: BUILDING COLLAPSE TRAPPED WORKMAN

Posted on 22nd June 2011

Man pronounced dead at scene following structural collapse on farm project

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FATALITY: WORKMAN FELL THROUGH FACTORY ROOF

Posted on 20th June 2011

Fall through rooflight highlights ongoing death toll from fragile materials

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES ANALYSIS 2010/11

Posted on 17th June 2011

HSE records and intelligence reveals pattern of UK construction project deaths

FATALITY: SCAFFOLD FALL ON DUNDEE SITE

Posted on 17th June 2011

Workman aged 67 died has fallen from scaffolding on domestic project

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES APRIL 2011

Posted on 3rd June 2011

Latest release of HSE records of fatal injury reports for construction projects

FOUR DIE IN OIL REFINERY MAINTENANCE EXPLOSION

Posted on 3rd June 2011

Contractors perish in fire and explosion during maintenance on storage tank

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES MARCH 2011

Posted on 6th May 2011

Latest release of HSE records of fatal injury reports for construction projects

FATALITY: FALL FROM LADDER DURING ROOFWORK

Posted on 3rd May 2011

Builder suffers fatal head injuries after falling during roof tile fixing

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

INCIDENT: FATALITY ON LONDON GATEWAY PROJECT

Posted on 27th April 2011

Body of workman recovered from excavation on major port project

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES

FATAL ACCIDENT INQUIRY: CHILD ELECTROCUTED

Posted on 27th April 2011

Death could have been prevented if workman had ‘cleaned up properly’

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, INQUESTS

INCIDENT: PILING FATALITY ON NEW HOMES DEVELOPMENT

Posted on 21st April 2011

Construction worker died on house building project in South Yorkshire

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, PILING

TRENCH COLLAPSE DEATH ON HOMES PROJECT

Posted on 8th April 2011

Man arrested in connection with fatal incident on small housing site

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, EXCAVATIONS, FATALITIES

CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES FEBRUARY 2011

Posted on 8th April 2011

Latest release of HSE records of fatal injury reports for construction projects