New video shows scale of challenge facing workers at Didcot Power Station. Yesterday marked the eight week anniversary of the tragic collapse at the Didcot A Power Station that left one man dead and three still missing. Today, Thames Valley Police have released a short video that highlights the sheer scale of the task still…Read moreRead more
Accident
Video – A terrible and mammoth task…
Video – Several hurt in Canadian collapse…
Seven people hospitalised as building crashes onto sidewalk. A building collapse at a future Eglinton Crosstown LRT station sent seven people to hospital, three of them with serious injuries, and left shaken residents asking questions about safety as construction continues on the massive infrastructure project. The building facade and scaffolding on the former House of…Read moreRead more
Video – Pub demolition spews debris onto road…
Birmingham road brought to standstill as demolition goes awry. A derelict Birmingham pub collapsed while undergoing demolition on Thursday – throwing scaffolding and debris into a busy road. The Birmingham Arms had stood in Dudley Road since the mid nineteenth century. But it was fully demolished after building sensationally fell down around 8.20 am. This…Read moreRead more
Video – Welcome to the 40-watt club…
Our exclusive club for the terminally dim has just inducted a new member. There is construction equipment, and there is demolition equipment. And, generally, never the twain shall meet. This is a lesson that will now be all too familiar to this operator who, for reasons known only to God and this guy’s single brain…Read moreRead more
Bosses jailed over fatal fall…
Six years in jail after worker fell to his death from roof. Two building firm directors have been jailed after a workman plunged from a roof and died The death of Scott Harrower, 42, was the second serious workplace accident to occur on January 22, 2014, at the former Carpet Right building in Heaton Norris,…Read moreRead more
Video – Excavator falls through floor…
Amateur video captures moment machine plummets through building. A bystander has captured the dramatic moment that an excavator fell through an upper floor of a building in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The excavator was working on the second floor of the building when it crashed through to the ground level. “All of a sudden, boom! The…Read moreRead more
Demolition debris hits school bus…
Partial collapse rains debris onto Philly school bus. A section of a building being demolished collapsed in Philadelphia’s Old City section, starting a chain reaction that damaged a Souderton Area School District school bus. The collapse happened after 9 a.m. Thursday at the site of an old industrial building being demolished at 5th and Race…Read moreRead more
Didcot recovery set to start…
More than three weeks after the tragic collapse, Coleman and Company get recovery green light. After several weeks of planning, Coleman and Company has finally been given the go-ahead to begin recovery operations at the Didcot A power station site where four men were tragically killed in a boiler house collapse on 23 February. According…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Major incident at Didcot…
Media reports of explosion at power station that is undergoing demolition. UK media outlets are reporting a “major incident” at the former Didcot A power station in Oxfordshire which is in the midst of demolition by Birmingham-based Coleman and Company. Several news feeds are reporting an explosion while others suggest that the noise and dust…Read moreRead more
Huge payout over demolition death…
Man died during demolition of Kyle Field stadium. Relatives of a demolition worker have been awarded $53 million over his 2013 death after he fell four storeys during renovation of Texas A&M’s Kyle Field. Jurors in Houston on Wednesday decided on damages in the negligence lawsuit filed on behalf of Angel Garcia’s mother and two…Read moreRead more
