Data center construction requires extensive work at elevation. Workers may install conduit, cable trays, busways, ductwork, pipe, lighting, fire suppression systems, security equipment, sensors, roofing components, structural steel, insulation, and mechanical systems....
On October 9, 2026, one person was killed in an electrocution at a construction site on Reserve Road in Austin, Texas, where emergency crews encountered an electrical hazard that prevented immediate access to the victim. According to the Austin Fire Department, Austin...
On October 6, 2026, a 39-year-old worker was fatally injured after the sides of a previously excavated trench collapsed while he was working along Texas 62 south of Interstate 10 in Orange County, Texas. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were...
A 67-year-old construction worker died on October 5, 2026, after being injured in an incident involving a steamroller on a construction project on Maiden Lane in Bedford, New Hampshire. According to the Bedford Police Department, officers responded shortly before...
A construction worker was killed on September 24, 2026, after falling from scaffolding while performing exterior work at a building on Weld Hill Street near Hyde Park Avenue in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. According to the Boston Fire Department, firefighters...
A road construction worker was killed on September 24, 2026, after being struck by a vehicle on Pflaum Road near Alder Road in Madison, Wisconsin. According to the Madison Police Department, the crash occurred around 1:12 p.m. in front of Sennett Middle School while...
A construction worker was killed on September 22, 2026, after being struck by a backing semi-truck at a road construction site near Pearl Street NW and Front Avenue NW in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. According to the Grand Rapids Police Department, the worker was...
A construction worker was killed and two others were hospitalized on September 22, 2026, after a crane malfunctioned during bridge work on Interstate 79 near Smithtown, West Virginia. According to the West Virginia State Police, troopers responded around 9:45 a.m. to...
A construction worker was killed on September 14, 2026, after being struck by a pickup truck at the Meta data center construction site in Lebanon, Indiana. According to the Lebanon Police Department, officers responded to the construction site near County Road 400...
Four people were hospitalized after a crane collapsed on September 14, 2026, at a construction site in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida. According to Miami Fire Rescue officials, the collapse occurred shortly after 8:00 a.m. and involved a piling rig at an...