HOUSTON, TX – Drive through downtown Houston on any given day, and there is a good chance you will notice construction. Be it on the highways or on the buildings, it seems like something is always happening in the city. Sadly, what happened on Friday was not what anyone wanted to see. Six workers were Read More
Unfortunate Construction Death On December 23, 2013, the family of a worker who was killed at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field had filed a wrongful death lawsuit against contractors who were in charge of the university’s $450 million endeavor to widen and modernize the stadium. Court documents filed in Harris County, Texas illustrate a gruesome scene Read More
“If A Hammer Falls…” It is an unfortunate reality that construction accidents happen regularly. Whether its carelessness by workers on the site, improper installation of equipment or safety features, or just sheer negligence from the foreman or employer, everything can go wrong in an instant. While these accidents are usually unforeseen results of a sudden Read More
According to KLBJ Radio, a 37-year-old Austin man died in a construction accident in Northwest Austin Thursday afternoon after a piece of heavy equipment rolled over him. The incident happened in the 6300 block of West Courtyard Drive near Capital of Texas Highway (Loop 360) about 3:20 p.m. A trencher rolled down a slope and on top Read More
Recently, the City of Austin took the rare step of shutting down the Wood Ridge Apartments and telling all of the residents they could no longer live there. The City did this because two weeks ago a second story walkway collapsed and the City concluded the entire structure was unsafe. Thankfully, to this point, no Read More