A tragic construction accident in Goodyear, Arizona, has claimed the life of a worker after a trench collapsed at a job site in the West Valley. Authorities have identified the victim as 44-year-old Ronald Andrew Baquera, Jr., who became trapped underground during...
A tragic construction zone accident claimed the life of a worker on the morning of July 25, 2025, along the Atlantic City Expressway in Winslow Township, New Jersey. The incident involved an attenuator truck and occurred during active roadway operations in the...
A tragic construction accident occurred on Thursday, July 24, 2025, when a trench collapsed at a fiber optic installation site in Kansas City, Kansas, claiming the life of a 54-year-old worker. The victim, identified as Francisco Rodriguez, was found deceased late...
A tragic construction accident took place on Friday morning, July 25, 2025, at a Walmart distribution center in Grove City, Ohio, claiming the life of a 35-year-old worker. Authorities report that the worker, Victor Ortiz Pegueros, was electrocuted after coming into...
A tragic construction accident claimed the life of a worker on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at the site of a new elementary school in Owings Mills, Maryland. The worker, identified as 50-year-old Luis Medrano, was fatally injured when a trench he was working in partially...
A serious construction accident unfolded late Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in the Village of Kiryas Joel, New York, when a large crane collapsed at the intersection of Acres Road and Bakertown Road. The crane, which was reportedly lifting heavy construction blocks at a...
A trench collapse at a Clarksville construction site on the morning of July 19, 2025, left one worker trapped underground and required an extensive rescue operation by emergency crews. The incident occurred near Carrillo Drive, west of Needmore Road, and is the latest...
A construction worker was seriously injured on June 30, 2025, while working at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) construction site in north Phoenix. The incident, which occurred around 1:30 p.m., prompted an emergency response from the Phoenix Fire...
A tragic workplace accident in Brighton Township, Michigan has claimed the life of a 23-year-old construction worker who was struck by an excavator bucket while on the job. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Monday, June 30, 2025, and is now under investigation...
Excavation and trenching operations are among the most dangerous activities on a construction site. A trench collapse happens fast, and the consequences are often devastating. That is why OSHA requires a designated “competent person” to oversee trench work....