One killed and four injured in wall collapse
Edo State, Nigeria
One construction worker was killed and four of his co-workers were injured last Friday at a civil construction site in east Benin City. The men were digging a drainage link between two major drainage structures when the incident occurred.
Whilst digging alongside a neighbouring business, the excavation works are believed to have undermined the bordering fence. The fence and a large section of the drainage channel wall collapsed on top of the group. The deceased worker was engulfed by dirt and mud, and was declared dead at the scene.
The workers had allegedly noticed signs of a possible collapse and had raised concerns about working in the section with the supervising engineer but were ordered back to work.
Two workers killed in wall collapse
Mumbai, India
Two 22 year old construction workers were killed on Saturday morning at a building site north east of Mumbai after becoming trapped under a fallen wall. Workers at the site were removing formwork from a cement wall when it collapsed on top of the two victims who were passing by carrying equipment.
One of the men was pulled from the rubble shortly after the incident occurred and was transported to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. The body of the second man was retrieved a few hours later.
Worker killed in trench collapse
Oregon, USA
A 27 year construction worker was killed last Thursday morning at a residential work site in Portland. The man had been installing sewage lines at the bottom of a 3.5m (11ft) deep trench when the incident occurred. Although a large section of the trench had been appropriately shored, the man was working outside of this section when the collapse occurred. He was declared dead at the scene.
Worker killed in trench collapse
Kentucky, USA
A 22 year old construction worker was killed last Wednesday morning at a construction site in Lexington after a trench wall collapsed. The man was working at the bottom of a 5m (16ft) deep trench at the site when a wall suddenly collapsed burying him completely in dirt and gravel. He was declared dead at the scene. Investigations by government officials are currently focussed on the soil composition and the structure of the trench.
Worker killed, crushed by bulldozer
Massachusetts, USA
A 60 year old worker was killed last Wednesday during works on a town park in Phillipston, approximately 80km (50 miles) north east of Springfield. The man was working on a park project behind a police station when he was struck and run over by a reversing bulldozer. He was declared dead at the scene. Police are treating the incident as an industrial incident.
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