Legal Updates
California I-5 Big-Rig Truck Crash
Friday, July 25, 2008
Commuters on Interstate 5 South out of Orange County found themselves stuck in a 10-hour traffic nightmare on July 24, 2008, after a Vons truck crashed into a disabled sport utility vehicle near Las Pulgas Road, flipped over and burst into flames. Traffic was backed up for nearly 13 miles,…
Highway Deaths Frequently Caused By Tractor Trailer & Bus Operators
Monday, July 21, 2008
Based up a recently released U.S. study obtained by The Associated Press, hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver's licenses even though they qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered seizures, heart attacks or unconscious spells.…
Investigation Launched In Houston Crane Collapse
Sunday, July 20, 2008
On July 19, 2008, federal investigators started trying to understand why one of the world's largest mobile cranes toppled over, killing four contract workers and injuring seven others. Officials said it could take time before knowing what caused the 30-story-tall crane to collapse on July 18, 2008, at a LyondellBasell…
Construction Cranes Safety Questioned
Monday, June 23, 2008
During the past twenty years, tower cranes have proliferated in the construction industry. It is impossible to stand on a city street in any major U.S. city and see more than one at work. The cranes are the ideal solution to working in crowded spaces. They are built of modular…
Colorado Crane Accident Injures One
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
On June 17, 2008, a worker was hospitalized after a large crane at the Viceroy Resort Residences construction site in Snowmass Village toppled over. The accident happened at approximately 8:20 a.m., just hours before Related WestPac had scheduled a barbecue to celebrate the completion of the first phase of construction…
Crane Accident at New Dallas Cowboys Stadium
Friday, June 13, 2008
Just around 2p.m., on May 12, 2008, equipment being used to lift a section of a crane at the Cowboys stadium construction site malfunctioned injuring three workers, one critically. The section of the crane was on the ground when the accident happened, said Manhattan Construction representative Keith Cooper. The men…
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