On October 7, 2025, a 33-year-old construction worker died after falling an estimated 30 feet from the roof of a new building under construction on the Van Meter Community School District campus in Van Meter, Iowa. The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. A school...
Construction Accident
Worker Struck and Killed by Truck at Medina County Construction Site
On October 6, 2025, a subcontractor working at the future Rowan Digital Infrastructure data center on County Road 683 near Lytle in Medina County, Texas, was struck by an articulating truck and pronounced dead at the scene around 10 a.m. The worker was employed by a...
26-Year-Old Worker Dies After Being Caught Under Concrete Mixer in Arizona
On October 6, 2025, a 26-year-old man was killed after becoming trapped beneath a concrete mixer near the 9300 block of South Swan Road on Tucson’s south side. Deputies responded around 5:30 p.m. and found Omar Quihui pinned under the equipment; he was pronounced...
Street Sweeper Runs Over, Kills Construction Worker in Santa Fe Springs Parking Lot
On October 6, 2025, a construction worker was killed after becoming trapped beneath a street sweeper in a shopping center parking lot on the 10600 block of Carmenita Road in Santa Fe Springs, California. First responders were dispatched just after 8:30 a.m. Fire...
Five Workers Burned After Boiler Explosion at Downtown Houston Hotel Construction Site
Houston Fire Department reported a boiler-room explosion around 11:08 a.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2025. The explosion reportedly occurred at a Holiday Inn construction project on Texas Avenue between Caroline and Austin. The hotel is under construction and closed to...
Man Killed in New York Construction Accident Involving Forklift
A construction worker was killed on September 25, 2025, in Baldwin, New York. Reports indicate the worker was crushed between a tractor-trailer and a forklift while unloading pallets of building material at a job site on Grand Avenue. Nassau County police confirmed...
Worker Killed by Reversing Dump Truck in Minnesota Construction Work Zone
On September 25, 2025, a contractor was struck and killed by a reversing dump truck inside a closed construction zone on eastbound Highway 610 near Maple Grove Parkway in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The Minnesota State Patrol reports the worker, 25-year-old Adam Smith of...
Worker Killed by Boom Truck in Minnesota Construction Zone
On September 24, 2025, a contractor was fatally struck inside the Interstate 35W construction zone between Highway 13 and Burnsville Parkway in Burnsville, Minnesota. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that the worker, identified as 29-year-old Pierre Mack of St....
Crane Topples at Malibu Construction Site; Operator Injured
On September 24, 2025, a construction crane toppled near the 31300 block of Broad Beach Road in Malibu, close to Pacific Coast Highway. Deputies and firefighters responded at about 10:30 a.m., closed the affected block, and advised motorists to avoid the area. One...
Two Workers Injured in Lift/Scaffold Incident at North Miami Beach High-Rise
On September 15, 2025, at around 9:30 a.m., two workers were injured at an under-construction apartment tower located at 16375 Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami Beach, Florida. According to local authorities, one worker suffered an electrical injury and was listed in...

