On August 28, 2025, in Austin, Texas, a mobile crane tipped onto its side at the Great Hills Lift Station project site on Spicebrush Drive. Austin Fire Department and Austin-Travis County EMS arrived just after 12:30 p.m. Crews reported one person trapped and...
Construction Accident
Worker Killed in Oklahoma Wind Turbine Fall
On August 19, 2025, in Garfield County, Oklahoma, a construction worker fell an estimated 80 feet from a wind turbine under construction near 150th and Phillips Road, east of Enid, according to local officials. Deputies and emergency crews responded around 9 p.m.; the...
Work-Zone Fatality on I-95 Highlights the Dangers of Construction Zone Crashes
Early Saturday at about 2:25 a.m., 38-year-old Traymont Tucker of Waterbury was struck and killed while working inside an active lane-closure on I-95 northbound near Exit 3 in Greenwich. According to Connecticut State Police, a northbound driver veered into the...
Fatal Rooftop Fall at Salem, Massachusetts Construction Site
Salem police report that a 34‑year‑old construction worker died around 12:11 p.m. Friday, August 8, 2025 after falling from the rooftop of a five‑story building under construction near 64 Grove St. The site is part of the Grove Street Landing project along the North...
Construction Worker on Skid Steer Killed by 18‑Wheeler on I‑30 Near New Boston, Texas
A 21‑year‑old construction worker, Braden Tucker of Lufkin, died after an 18‑wheeler struck the Kubota skid steer he was operating on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The 18‑wheeler accident occurred along Interstate 30 near mile marker 190 west of New Boston, Texas....
Contractor Killed Near New Colgate Powerhouse in California Construction Accident
On August 7, 2025, a contractor working for the Yuba Water Agency died while operating construction equipment near the New Colgate Powerhouse in the Dobbins area of Yuba County, California. According to the agency, the equipment being operated went down an embankment...
Semi-Truck Hits Construction Trailer and Worker in Alexander County, Illinois
On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, emergency crews responded to a serious crash on Route 3 just north of Denton Road, south of Thebes, in Alexander County, Illinois. According to officials, a northbound semi-truck entered an active construction area, struck a work trailer,...
Worker Injured in Fall at Houston Medical Center Construction Site
Incident Overview Houston firefighters raced to the 1200 block of MD Anderson Boulevard on Aug. 1 after a female construction worker fell about 15 feet from a ladder. Technical-rescue crews stabilized her on an elevated platform, lowered her to ground level, and...
Fatal Scaffolding Fall in Berkeley, California Underscores Construction-Site Hazards
Incident Summary On July 24, 2025, 41-year-old Jonathan Dillard Guidi—a Sacramento subcontractor and father of seven—plunged nearly 40 feet from a scaffold at Sylvia Mendez Elementary School in Berkeley, California. He was rushed to the hospital but did not survive....
Worker Fatally Struck by Excavator at Beacon, New York Construction Site
A 61-year-old worker was tragically killed in a construction accident on July 28, 2025, in Beacon, New York. Authorities have identified the victim as Amalio Lombardi, a resident of Goshen. The fatal incident occurred along Fishkill Avenue, between Conklin Street and...

