Construction Accidents

As more and more “Help Wanted” signs appear on windows and doors of businesses across the country, the workers who continue to show up each day face increased dangers. A labor shortage has a ripple effect on the employment sector. It can be felt throughout every industry from top to bottom, but some shortages place…

Cold Weather Conditions Place Construction Workers at Risk in North Dakota Know how to stay safe when working in freezing weather Every new building project, from houses to skyscrapers, relies on skilled construction workers to get the job done. However, construction workers face incredible safety risks on a daily basis. In the United States, one…

Construction workers across the United States face some dangerous working conditions on a daily basis. This is also true for those who choose North Dakota construction jobs as their line of work. Work related injuries happen quite frequently and those affected may not be sure what to do after the fact. In order to reduce construction…

Some types of employment are fundamentally more dangerous than the norm, and workers who choose these career fields are well aware of the risks involved. However, all workers are entitled to expect that the appropriate safety measures will be put into place to ensure that the workplace as safe as possible and that the risk…

A construction worker, building homes for the Bakken Oil Field workers, might consider himself lucky to be alive this week after he survived a Bakken Oil Field explosion that ripped through a home just days ago. The home, which may have been under construction at the time of the accident, was being built by Malmquist…

Many people here in North Dakota were shocked when their local news was flooded with reports of a building collapse in Pennsylvania this month. For the people in Philadelphia, the accident was a lesson in what can happen when proper safety procedures are not followed. For people here in Minot, it was a reminder that…

We all have a vague understanding of how dangerous construction sites can be. With heavy machinery everywhere you turn and the potential risk of being hit by a falling object, even the most veteran of construction workers thinks twice before proceeding forward. Although this may be the case with many adults here in North Dakota,…