One man was killed and another was injured after a crane collapsed at the site where an ethanol refinery is being constructed. The accident happened at the construction site for the White Energy Ethanol Refinery in Hereford. Laray Lee Tidmore, 39, from Idabel, Oklahoma, died at the scene from massive head injuries.

One Killed, Another Injured in Accident at Ethanol Construction Site

James Lytle, 40, from Oak Grove, Louisiana was injured and was taken by helicopter ambulance to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo. The two men had been trying to add another section to the crane when the crane collapsed. Both men were employees of Fagen, Inc.

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Posted by Patricia Bowling at 10:56 PM | Permalink

Two men, who were working on an expansion of the Neiman Marcus department store at Lenox Square Mall in Georgia, were injured when a wall collapsed. Firefighters came to rescue the men soon after the collapse and removed the debris surrounding the men. Lt. Jimmy Hodges, from the Atlanta Fire Department, said that the men "were coherent, but we basically treated the injured and transported them. It has not been determined why the wall collapsed."

Workers Hurt in Construction Accident

One of the men injured his wrist and the other suffered a minor head injury. The accident will be investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Construction resumed as soon as the debris was removed.

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Posted by Patricia Bowling at 12:29 PM | Permalink

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fine NCS Sewer $1,050 for not having a written employee safety program for trench work and for not training employees to recognize the hazards of working in trenches. The sewer company was involved in a trench collapse that injured Brian Nolan last November. Nolan was trapped for hours but survived with only minor injuries. NCS has not yet responded to OSHA's demands.

OSHA Fining Company over Trench Collapse

OSHA officials say that since Nolan is a co-owner of NCS Sewer, the company cannot be fined the $7,000 they would be subjected to had Nolan been an employee. If NCS owners pay the fine and correct the violations, OSHA will consider the case closed; however, if NCS does not pay, the case will be turned over to a collections agency.

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Posted by Patricia Bowling at 12:17 PM | Permalink