Worker lost legs in Thames accident. A marine demolition company has been sentenced after an incident in which a worker’s legs were trapped resulted in him subsequently having to have them amputated. HSE said that the company had identified control measures for this type of work, but had not put them in place. Lee Pownall…Read moreRead more
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Marine demolition company fined…
Breaking News – 2 feared dead in bucket plant blast…
Explosion at Harford Attachments claims lives of two. Two people are believed to have died following an explosion at excavator bucket and attachment manufacturer Harford Attachments earlier today. Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the company’s factory in Spar Road, Hellesdon, Norwich, at 9.20am. Norfolk Police said there were a “number of casualties”. These…Read moreRead more
Sentences passed down on Cadbury factory death…
Sentencing the latest chapter in sorry saga of now defunct demolition company. Euro Dismantling Solutions Limited was fined for safety failings after a man lost his life during demolition works. Bristol Crown Court heard how demolition work was taking place at former Cadburys Somerdale factory, near Bristol on 9 November 2011 when 31-year-old James Stacey…Read moreRead more
Fire hits Grand Rapids demo firm…
Owner estimates damages of $1 million. Officials say a fire at a Grand Rapids demolition and salvage business that sent a large plume of smoke wafting over parts of the city caused an estimated $1 million in damage. The fire was reported at Pitsch Companies. Witnesses reported explosions authorities say were from oxygen, propane and…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Three injured in latest bridge collapse…
Bridge collapse caught on surveillance cameras. Three workers in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, have been hurt when the bridge they were working on collapsed. The dramatic collapse was caught on surveillance video.
Video – Finnish bridge collapse footage…
Footage emerges of the moment a Finnish overpass collapsed onto the road below. Yesterday we brought you the breaking news of a Finnish bridge that had collapsed during routine demolition works onto the road below, and we promised to bring you the footage of the collapse. Well, after much searching (and more than a little…Read moreRead more
Finnish bridge collapse…
Overpass collapses onto road that had remained open. It is just a few short hours since the European Demolition Association bandwagon rolled into Helsinki to deliver its message of best practice and cross-continent unity to the good folks of Finland. What better time for the great god of irony to conspire to drop a demolished…Read moreRead more
Washington worker killed
Investigations underway after man is crushed by steel beam. Washington state officials are investigating after a 52-year-old Whatcom County man working with a friend on a demolition job was fatally crushed beneath a steel beam. The Bellingham Herald reports (http://is.gd/7ERlFJ ) that James Loyd Bost was helping to scrap a cyclone air separator on Monday….Read moreRead more
Video – Why football has no place on site…
A sure-fire winner of freak accident of the week. I am sure that some demolition workers would have you believe that this video – quite possibly staged – captures the on site dichotomy of skilled worker and less skilled manager. However, the real message is far more simple: If you’re going to play football, do…Read moreRead more
Excavator falls onto train tracks…
Excavator falls through bridge onto Revere train tracks. DemolitionNews reports.
