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• Scaffolding Accident Statistics
• Preventing Elevator Shaft Accidents
• Texas Construction Workers Sometimes Suffer from Heat Stroke
• Texas Construction Accidents Often Involve Falls
• Texas Workers’ Compensation

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Construction, Refinery, Industrial, On the Job Injuries and Workers' Comp

• Texas Trench and Excavation Accidents
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• Stay Cool This Summer
• Texas Scaffolding Accidents and Injuries
• Texas Elevator Shaft Accidents and Injuries
• Common Texas Construction Accidents that Lead to Injury
• Preventing Texas Construction Injuries Caused by Heat
• Texas Construction Workers at Risk of Eye Injuries
• Falls Are Leading Cause of Construction Deaths
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Houston Accident News

Crane collapses at Houston refinery, killing 4

HOUSTON (AP) — Hitting the ground with enough force to lift a worker off the ground, one of the nation's largest mobile cranes collapsed at a Houston oil refinery, killing four workers and injuring seven others.

As federal officials prepared to investigate the latest in a string of fatal accidents involving cranes, the Louisiana company that owns the 300-foot-tall piece of equipment said it would pursue its own probe of Friday's incident. Deep South Crane & Rigging spokeswoman Margaret Landry issued a statement from the company's headquarters in Baton Rouge, saying it was investigating "to determine the root cause, correct it and ensure that this type of tragedy does not occur again."

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Firm News

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• Crane collapses at Houston refinery, killing 4...
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• Construction Accident at Rice University Under Investigation...
  Posted on 7/8/2008

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