As 2016 came to a close, Hillsborough was struck with tragedy when a 5-year-old boy was the victim of a deadly construction accident. WRAL-TV reports that the boy was killed when a construction worker left a dump truck at the top of a hill unattended in the Forest Ridge subdivision....
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If I Lose a Family Member in a Construction Accident, What Should I Do?
WNCN-TV reported on a story in late November involving a fatal construction accident in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Per the report, while a construction worker was operating a piece of excavating equipment near Stewart Creek, the machine fell over and threw him into the creek. The construction worker was repairing a...
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Could a Construction Company’s Mistakes Get a Worker Killed?
According to the Winston-Salem Journal, the NC Occupational Safety and Health Division announced that it is investigating a deadly construction accident that happened in Kernersville in early November. The on-the-job death was the first in Forsyth County in this year. Why Is This Construction Worker’s Death Under Investigation? As of...
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I Fell at Work and It Was My Employer’s Fault. Now What?
Imagine you’re at work one day and suddenly the ground you’re standing on gives way, leaving you to fall 20 feet without any way to stop yourself. Still, you grasp wildly in vain, hoping for a miracle, but in the blink of an eye, that hope is lost as you...
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