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Santa Fe, Texas Ripped by Natural Gas Line Explosion, Fire Early reports say several CenterPoint Energy contractor workers injured Several members of a work crew were reported to have been injured by what appears to have been a natural gas pipeline explosion and fire in Santa Fe, Texas. Initial images from the scene indicate that the explosion and fire involved a relatively low-pressure residential / light industrial gas line and that damage to adjacent structures is minor. Santa Fe is…

Earlier this month, Brian New and the “I-Team” at local CBS affiliate KTVT produced a television news report entitled “Texas Leads Nation In Deadly Crane Accidents, Target Of OSHA Safety Enforcement.” In that story, which dealt with crane accidents in North Texas only, it was noted that: Between 2011 and 2015, Texas had 4 times the yearly average of deaths when compared to the rest of the nation. Since 2012, there were 8 North Texas crane-related accident deaths. However it…

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The New York City Mayor, and Department of Buildings, presented good news in the summer of 2018. They were able to report that there is something of a building boom in the Big Apple. Between January and May of 2018, new construction across all five boroughs topped $15 billion. This outpaced all other cities in the United States. Injuries and Fatalities at NYC Construction Sites Increase Dramatically Between 2017 and 2018 Sadly, all news was not good when it comes…

An accident at a water tower construction site in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area’s Porter community has claimed the life of one construction worker and seriously injured another. Although the details of the accident remain sketchy, the following facts are well-supported. Since early June, work crews from Avon, IN-based Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, LLC had been constructing a 500,000-gallon elevated water storage tank in Porter for the Porter Special Utility District. At around 7:15 on the morning of Friday, July…