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NEWS ABOUT: construction safety

construction safety stories: 5 news summaries

 Shanghai Building 
 Collapses Intact 

Construction worker killed trying to retrieve tools

Jun 27, 09 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 13-story building under construction in Shanghai collapsed almost completely intact today, Reuters reports, killing a construction worker who entered the block of apartments to fetch his tools. The Chinese construction industry has been accused of dangerously shoddy work as the country rushes to build out its cities and infrastructure... More »

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China • collapse • Shanghai • residential building • construction safety

16 Missing in Deadly China Subway Collapse

Five bodies pulled from construction cave-in

Nov 17, 08 3:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Rescuers continue today to search for 16 workers missing at the site of a collapsed subway tunnel in eastern China, reports the Xinhua news agency. At least five people were killed when the construction site caved in Saturday on a Hangzhou roadway, swallowing a bus and 11 other vehicles. "... More »

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China • subway • construction • construction safety • subway collapse

China Admits Quake-Hit Schools Were Poorly Built

But government warns parents to silence criticism

Sep 4, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Chinese official admitted today that shoddy construction led to the collapse of some schools during last May’s earthquake, which killed thousands of children. “The structures were not necessarily reasonable and the materials were not necessarily strong enough,” the chairman of the government’s quake probe conceded,... More »

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China • parents • construction safety • Sichuan province • China earthquake

Weld Faulted
in NYC Crane Collapse

Probe centers on equipment, not operators

May 31, 08 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - City officials investigating a crane accident that killed two workers yesterday think a bad weld may have been to blame, the New York Times reports. The top of the crane, which met all the city's regulations, snapped off and hit a building. The city has suspended all crane construction until... More »

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New York • Manhattan • accident • crane accident • crane • construction safety • construction crane

 City Blew Off Crane Warning

Construction site had received 32 complaints, numerous violations

Mar 16, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twelve days before the crane accident that killed four, the city of New York largely ignored a warning that the crane wasn't braced properly, reports the New York Daily News. An inspector responding to a retired contractor's complaint that the upper 100 feet of the crane was unsecured determined on... More »

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New York City • construction • crane accident • crane • 51st Street • construction safety • Building Department

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