Construction worker falls 125 feet, 2nd injured in downtown Philadelphia crane accidentOctober 12th, 2009 Worker falls 125 feet in Pa. crane accidentPHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Fire Department says a crane accident in downtown Philadelphia sent two people to the hospital, including a construction worker who fell 125 feet.
Happy birthday to the Tennessee State Capitol, turning 150September 30th, 2009 Not-so-ordinary Tennessee State Capitol is 150NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In this city of songs and sequins, it's not a honky-tonk.
6 Hong Kong construction workers die in fall down elevator shaft of skyscraperSeptember 13th, 2009 6 Hong Kong workers die in elevator shaft fallHONG KONG — A construction platform inside an elevator shaft collapsed Sunday, sending six workers falling about 20 stories to their deaths inside a Hong Kong skyscraper, officials said. The accident occurred at the International Commerce Center, which will be 118 stories high when completed next year, making it one of the world's tallest buildings and the highest in Hong Kong.
Israel: new West Bank settlement construction falls in early 2009, suggesting partial freezeSeptember 3rd, 2009 Building of new West Bank housing dropsJERUSALEM — Israeli government statistics show that construction of new homes in the Israel's West Bank settlements fell by one-third in the first half of 2009 from a year earlier. The numbers bolster settlers' claims that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has partially frozen settlement construction under U.S.
Electrical accident in busy section of downtown DC sends 2 injured workers to hospitalAugust 24th, 2009 2 workers hurt in downtown DC electrical accidentWASHINGTON — A utility company says two men were injured while working with electrical cables in downtown Washington. Pepco spokesman Bob Hainey says the contractors were pulling an old underground cable when it touched a live cable, triggering an electrical shock on Monday.
Pa. woman killed by falling tree branch in one of world's biggest parks days after NY accidentAugust 6th, 2009 Tree branch kills Pa. woman days after NY accidentPHILADELPHIA — A woman jogging in a Philadelphia park has been killed by a falling tree branch just days after a similar incident in New York's Central Park left a man comatose.
Double checks for Delhi Metro designs: SreedharanJuly 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Designs of the Delhi Metro will be checked twice before being adopted from now on, its chief E. Sreedharan said Tuesday after a probe panel faulted the design and construction material for an accident that killed six people July 12.
Emergency officials: West Virginia mine worker killed when excavator rolls into pondJuly 28th, 2009 W.Va. mine worker killed in excavator accidentORGAS, W.Va. — Emergency officials in Boone County say a worker at a coal mine has been killed in an accident.
3 cranes crash at New Delhi's metro accident site in fresh setback to landmark projectJuly 13th, 2009 Cranes crash at Indian metro bridge accident siteNEW DELHI — Three cranes crashed Monday while trying to lift a steel girder that fell at a New Delhi metro rail construction site, a new setback for the landmark project a day after another accident killed six people there. Six people sustained minor injuries in Monday's accident, Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal said.
Cab collides with car, jumps curb, injuring 5 people near downtown Philadelphia concert hallJune 26th, 2009 4 remain hospitalized after Philly taxi crashPHILADELPHIA — Four people remain hospitalized after a taxi jumped a curb outside a downtown Philadelphia concert hall. The accident happened around 10 p.m.
3 companies cited, fined for deadly collapse of walkway at Atlanta Botanical GardenJune 17th, 2009 3 companies fined for deadly Ga. walkway collapseATLANTA — Federal investigators say support towers were placed too far apart during work on a pedestrian bridge that collapsed last year and killed a construction worker at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
Construction platform collapses at Austin, Texas, building; 3 workers fall to deathsJune 11th, 2009 Construction platform collapses in Texas, 3 dieAUSTIN, Texas — Officials say a third worker has died after a construction platform collapsed at a high-rise condominium in Austin, Texas. Warren Hassinger, spokesman for Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services, said the men fell from a construction elevator on the building's 11th floor.
Parents of worker killed in 2008 NYC crane collapse to hold remembrance at construction siteMay 30th, 2009 Parents to honor son killed in NYC crane collapseNEW YORK — The parents of a construction worker killed in a New York City crane collapse a year ago are traveling from Kosovo to mourn their son at the place where he died. Ramadan Kurtaj (Koor-TAHZH') and Donald Leo were killed last May 30 when the top part of a 200-foot crane crashed down on a Manhattan residential neighborhood.
Storm dumps 4 feet of snow in Montana, closing major highways, isolating townApril 29th, 2009 Up to 4 feet of snow in Mont. closes highwaysHELENA, Mont.
Horseplay gone wrong: Man, pretending to fall off Minnesota River bridge actually fallsApril 24th, 2009 Man pretending to fall off bridge actually fallsBLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Police said a 23-year-old man is in stable condition after he pretended that he was falling off a bridge over the Minnesota River, then actually fell off the bridge.
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