Fatality

Tue September 19, 2017

Heavyweight Contender Who Challenged Larry Holmes Dies in Construction Accident

David Bey once was a heavyweight boxer from Philadelphia who lost his shot at the world title in a bout against Larry Holmes in 1985 in Las Vegas. Last week, Bey, 60, who also worked as a pile driver even when he was in the ring, was fatally injured in a construction site accident on the Camden waterfront....

Emily Buenzle - Thu August 17, 2017

Robbers Who Killed Construction Worker Captured

Coworkers are mourning the loss of 61-year-old Georgia construction worker Van Johnson after he was killed during a robbery the night of Aug. 14, while working on a construction site outside a Publix store in Alabama, Al.com reported....

Calily Bien and Chris Davis - Thu August 10, 2017

Texas Construction Worker Crushed to Death Under 30,000-lb. Concrete Slab

Even though emergency crews tried to remove a construction worker who was pinned underneath a concrete slab in Austin, TX, the man was pronounced dead about 45 minutes after the slab fell. The Austin Fire Department received the call around 9:15 a.m....

Chase Cook - Mon July 31, 2017

Maryland Construction Worker Dies After Being Hit By Truck

A highway construction worker died has from injuries he suffered when he was struck by a truck while working on Route 175 in Severn, Md. July 26. Walter I. Gonzalez-Lopez, 56, of Baltimore died Sunday while being treated at the R....