Legal news for Colorado construction accident attorneys. A bucket collapsed, resulting in one fatality and one serious injury.
Colorado construction accident lawyer alerts- OSHA investigating a bucket truck accident that left an electrical worker dead.
Denver, CO—An electrical worker was killed and another was seriously injured when they were thrown from their bucket, after their bucket truck failed. The fatal workplace accident occurred on Friday morning, January 15, 2010 around 10:19 a.m., at the Broomfield Plaza shopping center at the northeast corner of 120th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard, as reported by the Broomfield Enterprise.
One of the workers was killed when he was thrown from the bucket and hit a truck, which caused fatal injuries. The Lakewood resident was pronounced dead at the scene. The other worker was taken to St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver for treatment of his serious and traumatic injuries. The workers were reportedly putting up an electrical line, which was not live, when the bucket truck collapsed. It is not known if the accident was caused by mechanical failure or human error. The victim is apparently the second construction worker to plummet to his death in Broomfield over the past month, and the third worker killed since October. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Special needs bus, Toyota Prius collide; 4 injured
Legal news for Colorado automobile accident attorneys. Four people were injured when a car ran a red light.
Colorado automobile accident lawyers alerts- A school bus and a Toyota Pruis crashed in Aurora, CO.
Aurora, CO—Four people who were riding on a special needs school bus to Timberline Elementary School were sent to the hospital after the bus and a car collided, after the car apparently ran a red light. The two-vehicle crash occurred around 11:18 a.m., in the intersection of South Tower Road and East Amherst Avenue, as reported by the Denver Post.
Aurora Fire Department officials reported the Cherry Creek School District special needs school bus and a Toyota Prius collided, after the car allegedly ran the red light at the intersection. Two students, a students’ aid, and the school bus driver were all injured in the Monday morning, January 25, 2010 collision. All four people were taken to an area hospital by responding emergency medical services (EMS) teams for treatment of their injuries, which included “bumps and bruises”. They were reportedly treated for their injuries and then released. The unidentified driver of the Prius and a passenger were uninjured in the wreck. Police officials issued the driver of the Prius a citation for running the red traffic light, which caused the crash. It is unknown if a further investigation into the wreck is ongoing.
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Colorado automobile accident lawyers alerts- A school bus and a Toyota Pruis crashed in Aurora, CO.
Aurora, CO—Four people who were riding on a special needs school bus to Timberline Elementary School were sent to the hospital after the bus and a car collided, after the car apparently ran a red light. The two-vehicle crash occurred around 11:18 a.m., in the intersection of South Tower Road and East Amherst Avenue, as reported by the Denver Post.
Aurora Fire Department officials reported the Cherry Creek School District special needs school bus and a Toyota Prius collided, after the car allegedly ran the red light at the intersection. Two students, a students’ aid, and the school bus driver were all injured in the Monday morning, January 25, 2010 collision. All four people were taken to an area hospital by responding emergency medical services (EMS) teams for treatment of their injuries, which included “bumps and bruises”. They were reportedly treated for their injuries and then released. The unidentified driver of the Prius and a passenger were uninjured in the wreck. Police officials issued the driver of the Prius a citation for running the red traffic light, which caused the crash. It is unknown if a further investigation into the wreck is ongoing.
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