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Port Tampa Bay Man Killed in Sulfur Pile Collapse
A tragic accident at a construction site in Port Tampa Bay on Friday January 15th trapped a worker inside of a front-end loader. Joe Lammlein, a worker at Gulf Coast Equipment, was attempting to move a scoop of yellow sulfur when the entire 30-foot mound shifted and fell in an avalanche onto the loader he was operating.
Quick Response by HazMat Team Averts Disaster in Oakland Park
A gas leak in Oakland Park was quickly capped by a local HazMat team last Thursday afternoon, averting what may have been a tragic disaster. Authorities note that construction crews working in the area most likely ruptured the line, and that construction company notified authorities immediately of the suspected leak. Police crews worked to evacuate homes and small businesses in the area of the leak, which was near Northeast 15th Avenue and 42nd Street. No one was injured in the incident.
Florida Construction Worker Killed in High-Rise Accident
A 29-year-old construction worker was killed Wednesday, December 2nd, when a piece of equipment that was being hoisted in the air broke and fell on him. The man was working on the 37th floor of the Biscayne Beach condo resort in Miami’s Edgewater Neighborhood. Witnesses to the accident report that the man suffered serious injuries from the equipment when it fell and he perished shortly thereafter. Although co-workers rushed to help him, the elevator in the high rise building does not yet operate to the 37th floor and the location is only accessible by stairs.
Man Loses Parts of Both Legs in Cape Canaveral Dredging Accident
A man was seriously injured in Cape Canaveral, Florida on November 11th, while he was working as on a channel dredging barge. The man fell from a barge and was injured underwater by a pair of spinning propellers that caused him to lose one leg below the knee, as well as the foot on the other leg. The victim was able to cling to a rope and was rescued by fellow crew members. He was immediately taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center. His name has not been released, and the Coast Guard is investigating the incident.
Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Will Be Construction-Free in Florida
In an effort to improve highway safety over the long holiday weekend, the Florida Department of Transportation District Three office will halt lane closing on state roads and interstates through Sunday. Although existing work zones will remain in effect, the office has pledged no additional lane closures through the weekend. Motorists are reminded to continue to be vigilant around work zones for construction personnel and to observe slower speed limits in the area.
Florida Man Electrocuted Doing Work on Boat Dock for HGTV Dream Home Giveaway
Authorities say a man was electrocuted while working on a boat dock at the site of the 2016 HGTV Dream Home giveaway in central Florida last week. The man has been identified as James Sands, 37, of Melbourne, FL. He fell off the dock and into the Indian River Lagoon after receiving a powerful shock from the electrical equipment he was using to improve the boat dock.
Seville Man Killed in Ocoee Construction Accident
A freak construction accident in Orange County this month claimed the life of a worker while a nearby crane was in operation. While working on the reconstruction and widening of State Road 50 in Ocoee on October 16th, 2015, 25-year-old construction worker Guillermo Solis of Seville, Florida was struck in the head by a falling object and subsequently died. The object, which had dropped a distance of nearly 50 feet after having been suspended by the crane, turned out to be a wooden pile cushion from a pile driver.
FSU Releases More Information On MagLab Accident
Florida State University officials have released more information about the Wednesday morning accident that killed a mechanical worker at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory on campus. Authorities were alerted just after 10am Wednesday morning of the incident and first responders rushed to the scene. When they arrived, the pronounced the victim dead at the scene of an apparent head trauma.
Miami Beach Condo Tower Explosion Injures Several
An explosion in a top floor boiler room at the oceanside condominium rocked the surrounded neighbors last Friday, injuring several people. Three construction workers on the new Sunny Isles Beach Condominium complex were either inside or in close proximity to the boiler room when the explosion occurred and sustained life-threatening injuries as a result of the blast. Witnesses at the nearby Chateau Beach residences were also injured by falling debris, though none were serious. Many people in the area heard the blast and initially thought it may have been terrorism, but officials have confirmed that it was an accident.
Tampa Construction Worker Dies After Work-Related Tragedy
A construction worker was killed earlier this month while he and his crew mates were doing pavement work on Veteran’s Expressway. Kimbrough Haines, 26, was working with the crew in the northbound lane on Veteran’s Expressway, just north of Hillsborough Avenue, when he was struck and killed by a dump truck driven by a fellow crew member. The driver of the dump truck, Ruben Garcia, 20, did not see Haines standing behind the truck, when he put the vehicle into reverse and struck him. Haines was run over by the truck and pronounced dead at the scene. Charges against the driver are still pending.
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