Controlled blast fells bridge that claimed the lives of 10 construction workers. Colombian authorities have destroyed the remains of a cable bridge that partially collapsed during construction earlier this year, claiming the lives of more than a dozen construction workers. The Chirajara Bridge is located on the road that connects Bogota with the city of…Read moreRead more
Accident
Video – Tragic Colombian bridge imploded…
Demolition dumptruck driver killed…
Fatal accident highlights dangers of overhead power lines. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office is at the scene of an accident at a demolition site in Lexington, Kentucky this weekend. According to the coroner, a dump truck driver was unloading debris at the site Another person at the site tried to get the driver out of…Read moreRead more
Worker killed at Georgia paper mill…
Man killed named as Juan Medina. Fire officials say a worker is dead after he was pinned beneath falling debris while doing demolition work at a Georgia paper mill. Savannah fire department spokeswoman Jenel Few says a boiler platform collapsed Tuesday morning at the mill owned by International Paper as a demolition crew was cutting…Read moreRead more
TRD responds to bridge collision…
Total Reclaims takes to Facebook to apologise to people of Nottingham. Nottingham-based Total Reclaims Demolition has issued a public apology for and explanation of an incident yesterday in which a Liebherr excavator being carried on a low loader struck a bridge, causing severe delays for local commuters. The statement, which was posted on the company’s…Read moreRead more
Digger delays Nottingham road…
Road brought to standstill as excavator hits bridge while being transported. The ring road near Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham was closed in both directions for two hours to remove a stricken digger. A low-loader carrying the machine hit a bridge on the A6514 Middleton Boulevard at around 8.20 am this morning. Although it is…Read moreRead more
Dark day for US demolition…
Two separate incidents; three workers killed. Yesterday will go down as one of the worst in recent US demolition history. In the space of 24 hours, the industry claimed three lives in two separate and deadly incidents. Two workers were killed after falling down an elevator shaft in downtown St. Louis. The accident occurred inside…Read moreRead more
Comment – A dangerous precedent…
Massive fine could be merely the tip of the iceberg. Yesterday’s story about the monumental fine handed down to Mick George Ltd gained traction the moment I hit the upload button. In its first hour online, the story passed the 100 reads, 500 reads and 1,000 reads milestones faster than any other story this year….Read moreRead more
Mick George Ltd hit with hefty fine…
Firm fined after tipper came into contact with overhead power lines. Northampton Crown Court heard that on 9 March 2016 a driver employed by Mick George Ltd was emptying a load of soil from his tipper vehicle at a site in Northampton. Mick George Ltd had already identified the need for Permanent Protection Structures (goalposts)…Read moreRead more
Firm fined over scaffolder injury…
Worker struck by concrete panel during link bridge demolition. A demolition company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a concrete spandrel panel. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how Vale Park Demolition Services Limited was contracted to demolish a link bridge structure at Littleborough Primary School, Rochdale. On 29…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Maidenhead scaffold collapse…
Parked cars damaged as scaffold falls into street. Scaffolding erected to facilitate the Colonade demolition for the Chapel Arches project has collapsed, damaging several parked cars. The scaffolding collapsed this around noon today (Monday) at the Colonnade, High Street, Maidenhead. Thames Valley Police said: “We were called shortly before midday to reports that scaffolding had…Read moreRead more
