Category: construction accident

Construction Worker Dies After Wall Collapse on Him in Pacoima

PACOIMA, Calif.—An investigation was continuing June 8 into the collapse of a cinder block wall at a construction site in Pacoima that left one worker dead. Firefighters were sent to the 10500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard, near the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway, at about 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) reported. “Firefighters…


Construction Worker Dies After Wall Collapses on Him in Pacoima

PACOIMA, Calif.—An investigation was continuing June 8 into the collapse of a cinder block wall at a construction site in Pacoima that left one worker dead. Firefighters were sent to the 10500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard, near the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway, at about 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) reported. “Firefighters…


Construction Worker Hoisted Into the Air by Tower Crane, Then Fell as He Was Being Lowered

On the morning of Nov. 10, a construction worker was hoisted into the air by the tail rope of a tower crane and later fell to the ground. The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims believes the accident was linked to the lack of communication between workers and strongly condemned its delayed report…