While most of Miami slept, two construction workers climbed into a trench in the center of a 12-lane highway. The earth was damp from a February rainstorm the day before, making it quick to crumble.

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BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — A construction worker is dead after an early morning accident in Cabell County. Barboursville Poilce said the victim was working on I-64 in the eastbound lanes of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeffrey Steele has been a freelance writer for one-third of a century. Throughout history, construction work has been punishing ...

Employee turnover is notoriously high in construction — outpacing other industries by an average of 2.5% in 2024. This churn carries a steep price. Research shows that hiring and training new ...

Workers were crushed by heavy equipment, hit by cars, drowned after falling off a barge. At least three victims were undocumented, including the two men killed that night in Miami in 2018. Both Osman ...