Deadly Construction Accident

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Published: Fri, July 11, 2008 - 6:16 pm
Last Updated: Mon, July 14, 2008 - 4:06 pm
8:00 p.m.
- Victim identified as 37-year-old James Hall from Montgomery
- According to the Mobile County Sheriff's Office, Hall was crushed by a heavy piece of equipment around 4:45 p.m. Spokesperson Kate Johnson says the equipment rolled over on Hall as he tried to get off.

7:25 p.m.
- Alabama DOT spokesperson Tony Harris says ALDOT awarded the $15.7 million contract to Racon Inc. earlier this year.
- In April, the Tuscaloosa based company started building an interchange on Hwy. 43 at TK Boulevard, formerly known as Dow Badische Road, south of Calvert.
- According to News 5's who is on the scene, police tape is surrounding the accident site which is about 50 feet off Hwy. 43 directly across from the Thyssenkrupp entrance.
- Mt Vernon police, ALDOT workers and Mobile County deputies are on the scene.
- OSHA will be investigating the death.
- Hwy 43. has not been blocked off and traffic is moving well.


7:04 p.m.
One person is dead after a construction accident near the Thyssenkrupp steel mill in Calvert.

Tony Harris, a spokesperson for Alabama DOT, says the accident happened Friday afternoon on Highway 43. The road is being widened to accommodate the traffic to and from the $3.7 billion steel mill when it opens in 2010.

Harris says the victim is not an ALDOT employee. They worked for a contractor called Racon Incorporated.

Harris did not know exactly how the person died, only that the accident involved a heavy piece of equipment.

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DEW26M, now that is scarey

Posted by rosepetal on 07/13/08 - 9:14 am • Report Abuse   

Any piece of heavy equipment I’ve ever been on, rather it be at a shipyard, or a commercial construction job was equipped with a form of parking brake, and countless other safety features. Rather or not they were properly adjusted or used is another issue. Many times the brakes did not properly engage, causing an extremely hazardous situation.I recall one time after stepping off of a LULL Forklift pictured here: http://www.nleq.com/equipimages/74000-1.jpg, that the brake did not engage, and just as I turned around the forklift came rolling backwards towards me. Had I not looked up when I did, it would have smashed me. I took it to the mechanic shop, and was told the parts were “ON ORDER” but they could not afford to place the lift “out of service”. Just be careful, I was told. I wonder if maintenance played a part in this case, or if it was operator error?

Posted by DEW26M on 07/13/08 - 9:10 am • Report Abuse   

Carl hit it right on the head. This is such a sad situation. Safety awareness and proper training could save countless lives from being lost on the job. I have investigated numerous incidents involving heavy equipment with improper to no training provided to the operator and found this to be a huge problem. I’m not assuming this is the case in this incident, but whether it’s operator error, equipment malfunction or the error of another party, not only the family suffers but also the other workers who had to witness their buddy’s death.

Posted by BamaGurlie73 on 07/13/08 - 8:11 am • Report Abuse   

We always lose a few on major construction jobs and it’s never easy to take and the majority of the times it could have been prevented with the appropriate safety steps observed. No doubt an increase in safety awareness will now be touted but it wont bring James Hall back or ease the suffering of his family. The death of any one is a little piece of death for me. My heart felt condolences to his family and friends.

Posted by carl on 07/12/08 - 8:20 am • Report Abuse   

yes it is really sad.

Posted by rosepetal on 07/11/08 - 7:49 pm • Report Abuse   

Always hate to see this kind of breaking news.  I wonder what happened......

Posted by BamaBob on 07/11/08 - 6:20 pm • Report Abuse   


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