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Bodies of Four Seamen Killed in Corpus Christi Explosion Recovered The Corpus Christi Caller-Times is reporting that the U.S. Coast Guard and private salvage drivers have recovered the bodies of all four seamen killed in last Friday’s (August 21st) sinking of the dredging vessel Waymon L. Boyd. The Boyd was lost after it struck an underwater pipeline near the intersection of Lantana and Up River Road, caught fire, and sank in the adjacent shipping channel. The accident occurred shortly before…

Construction Accidents Slow Down Completion of SoFi Stadium in California The SoFi Stadium under construction in Inglewood, California, was to open in July of this year as the new home to the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams. The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed work down. In addition, a couple of construction accidents have slowed the project down as well, the most recent one occurring in June Worker Killed Falling from Roof of Structure The most recent construction accident…

Worker Who Expressed Concern about Site Killed in NYC Construction Accident 59-year-old Mario Victorio left for his job at construction site on Thursday morning as he had done many, many times throughout his extended career. The construction site was for a building renovation project in the heart of New York City. Victorio was working on shoring up the façade of the 12-story condominium building as part of the crew’s overall efforts to give the building a new look. He and…

A three-story building in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, suddenly collapsed to the ground, leaving nothing but a massive pile of rubble in its wake. At the time of the massive collapse, the building was all but vacant with only one person inside the structure at the time of the grim incident. The individual in the structure at the time of the catastrophic event was able to escape the scene with only relatively minor injuries. He was transported to…

Follow-up: 2 Confirmed Dead, 1 Missing After Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Two workers have been confirmed dead and a third is missing but presumed dead three days after the partial collapse of a hotel that was under construction near New Orleans’ historic French Quarter. The cause of the accident, which occurred at the site of a Hard Rock Hotel that was being erected along Canal Street, is under investigation by state and federal workplace safety agencies, including the Occupational Safety…