Injured man remains critical after horrendous accident. Local news teams are reporting that Samuel Landis, the AlliedBean project manager injured in a building collapse in Miami on Monday, lost his leg in the accident and remains in a critical condition in hospital. At the same time, a graphic eyewitness video has been released that shows…Read moreRead more
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Video – Worker’s leg severed in Miami collapse…
Miami building collapse update…
New film shows moment demolition worker is hit with huge chunk of concrete. In one of the most distressing and disturbing films we have ever seen, a US demolition worker is struck by a chunk of concrete that onlookers say was “as big as a car”. The video is graphic in nature and can be…Read moreRead more
Director jailed over unplanned collapse…
Developer employed unskilled workers with no demolition experience. A property developer has been jailed for eight months after the roof and part of the rear wall collapsed at one of his buildings during demolition work. Manchester Crown Court was told that Riaz Ahmad had hired a group of workers, who had no experience in construction,…Read moreRead more
Video – Man critically injured in Miami building collapse…
Eyewitness reports point to over-zealous demolition prep. A man has been critically injured when a 12-storey Miami building collapsed as it was being prepared for demolition. Police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said the man – Samuel Landis, 46 – was hit by a projectile from the building’s collapse. Landis is thought to be a project manager…Read moreRead more
Another accident, another massive fine…
Two companies fined half a million pounds after worker left paralysed Fines of more than half a million pounds have been handed down to two companies involved in an accident in which a worker was left permanently paralysed, losing the use of his legs. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 5 November 2015, Mr Marcel…Read moreRead more
Video – Tragic Colombian bridge imploded…
Controlled blast fells bridge that claimed the lives of 10 construction workers. Colombian authorities have destroyed the remains of a cable bridge that partially collapsed during construction earlier this year, claiming the lives of more than a dozen construction workers. The Chirajara Bridge is located on the road that connects Bogota with the city of…Read moreRead more
Demolition dumptruck driver killed…
Fatal accident highlights dangers of overhead power lines. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office is at the scene of an accident at a demolition site in Lexington, Kentucky this weekend. According to the coroner, a dump truck driver was unloading debris at the site Another person at the site tried to get the driver out of…Read moreRead more
Worker killed at Georgia paper mill…
Man killed named as Juan Medina. Fire officials say a worker is dead after he was pinned beneath falling debris while doing demolition work at a Georgia paper mill. Savannah fire department spokeswoman Jenel Few says a boiler platform collapsed Tuesday morning at the mill owned by International Paper as a demolition crew was cutting…Read moreRead more
TRD responds to bridge collision…
Total Reclaims takes to Facebook to apologise to people of Nottingham. Nottingham-based Total Reclaims Demolition has issued a public apology for and explanation of an incident yesterday in which a Liebherr excavator being carried on a low loader struck a bridge, causing severe delays for local commuters. The statement, which was posted on the company’s…Read moreRead more
Digger delays Nottingham road…
Road brought to standstill as excavator hits bridge while being transported. The ring road near Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham was closed in both directions for two hours to remove a stricken digger. A low-loader carrying the machine hit a bridge on the A6514 Middleton Boulevard at around 8.20 am this morning. Although it is…Read moreRead more
