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Worker loses leg in UK paper mill accident
LONDON, ENGLAND -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 13, 2006 -- Amicus are concerned by the health and safety at paper mill which led to a worker having his leg amputated after an accident at work.
A contractor was injured while replacing a press roll in the basement of M-Real, a paper mill based in Kemsley, Sittingbourne. The contractor suffered severe open wounds to his leg and was air lifted to hospital where his leg was subsequently amputated below the knee.
The experienced crew of five plus one contractor had 117 years of paper mill experience between them when the accident happened as a 4 tonne press roll was being lowered. An investigation by the Health & Safety Executive and the company has gone underway to determine exactly what went wrong.
Jim Thorpe, contractor dispute project bill
The Wilkes-Barre contractor that installed Jim Thorpe's downtown water project says the borough owes an additional $569,000 for the work, but Borough Council says the balance is $25,000.
Borough Council members said Thursday they don't intend to pay the extra money sought by Linde Construction.
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Builders, architects recognized by Southwest Contractor
A panel of business owners, managers, and employees from the New Mexico construction industry helped select the "Best of 2006" in commercial construction projects in the state. The annual competition, sponsored by McGraw Hill Construction of Phoenix, a subsidiary of McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (NYSE: MHP), recognizes construction and design excellence in New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona. .
Samy Vellu Asks Highway Contractor To Repair Landslide Area
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has asked the contractor of the Duta-Hulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) to undertake remedial work at the site of the landslide in Wangsa Maju. "I have directed the contractor to start work as soon as possible. I have also asked the Highway Authority of Malaysia to investigate the landslide and submit a full report on the incident," he told Bernama when contacted in London where he is attending the 13th International Transportation System World Congress. The minister said although the cause of the landslide was not known yet, the main contractor of the expressway had been asked to take all measures to complete the remedial work fast. The landslide, which occurred at about 7.10pm Monday following a downpour, resulted in the evacuation of nearly 700 people living in four blocks of low cost flats.
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