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A construction site in Hod Hasharon where a construction worker was killed on August 4, 2019. (Israel Police)
August 4, 2019, 5:16 pm
Construction worker, 40, killed in Hod Hasharon
Incident brings to 51 total number of worksite accident deaths in 2019 — 29 of them in construction sites
By TOI staff
The scene after a window fell on diners at the Seatara restaurant in Tel Aviv, July 12 2019 (Screen grab via Channel 13)
July 12, 2019, 9:21 pm
4 injured as sheet of glass falls from nearby building onto Tel Aviv diners
Police open probe as 4-year-old in moderate condition after glass crashes onto Seatara eatery; diners say ‘nothing less than a miracle’ more people not hurt
By TOI staff
Magen David Adom ambulances at Ben Gurion airport as an El Al plane made an emergency landing, April 21, 2015. (MDA spokesperson/MDA operations)
June 23, 2019, 12:56 pm
1 dead, 1 seriously injured in warehouse accident at Ben Gurion Airport
Two men crushed by piece of heavy machinery; police and Labor Ministry representatives on scene to collect eyewitness accounts
By TOI staff
The scene where a crane collapsed at a construction site in Yavneh, killing four people and injuring two, May 19, 2019. (Flash90)
June 13, 2019, 1:53 pm
Only 1 in 4 serious worksite accidents gets a criminal probe
Figures obtained by Kav LaOved advocacy group show rate of investigations dropping as number of deadly on-the-job accidents soars
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of managers at a construction site (milanvirijevic, iStock by Getty Images)
May 23, 2019, 6:20 am
After worker deaths, construction work halts across country for safety reviews
Building stops 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday; builders association official says work accidents ‘are not inevitable, and we must do all we can to fight the phenomenon’
By TOI staff
The scene where a crane collapsed at a construction site in Yavneh, killing four people and injuring two, May 19, 2019. (Flash90)
May 20, 2019, 9:29 pm
Yavne construction site shut after 4 killed in crane collapse
Police launch major probe into accident; construction sites to stop work for half a day Thursday to hold seminars on safety
By TOI staff
The scene where a crane collapsed at a construction site in Yavneh, killing four people and injuring two, May 19, 2019. (Flash90)
May 20, 2019, 9:27 am
Four placed under house arrest as police probe deadly crane accident
3 of 4 workers killed in Yavne incident named; one was the manager of the company operating the crane, another loaded a photo to Instagram from the top minutes before collapse
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Rescue forces at the scene after a fatal construction crane collapse at a site in Yavneh, May 19, 2019. (Magen David Adom)
May 19, 2019, 10:49 am
Four killed after crane collapses at construction site in Yavneh
Three killed by concrete slabs falling on them, fourth trapped atop the crane; labor minister appears to blame workers
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A worker on a rooftop at a construction site in Jerusalem, August 5, 2015 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 24, 2019, 4:17 pm
For 27th time this year, worker killed on construction site
60-year-old laborer dies in Sdot Micha after he is hit by a heavy object
By TOI staff
First responders at the scene of a deadly scaffolding collapse in Haifa, April 22, 2019. (Magen David Adom)
April 22, 2019, 4:26 pm
Israeli construction worker killed in Haifa scaffolding collapse
Man, said to be in his 30s, pulled from rubble, pronounced dead at scene; police investigating
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance seen outside the Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on December 13, 2018. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
April 14, 2019, 6:12 pm
Kfar Saba carpentry shop worker killed, in 21st work-related fatality this year
Online activist group warns of ‘disturbing’ rise in deaths of laborers and construction workers in recent years
By TOI staff
The construction site in Jerusalem where a metal bar fell into a schoolyard, seriously injuring a 15-year-old girl. (Screenshot from YouTube)
February 16, 2019, 7:50 pm
Teen girl seriously injured by falling metal bar; father says it was terrorism
Police believe incident in Jerusalem schoolyard is a case of negligence, not a nationalistic attack
By TOI staff
Histadrut head Avi Nissenkorn (L), Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (C) and Welfare Minister Haim Katz appear in a video on November 6, 2018, announcing a deal to avoid a general strike. (Screen capture: Facebook)
November 6, 2018, 11:06 pm
Government, labor federation stave off strike with deal on construction safety
Histadrut union head hails agreement to improve conditions at building sites, expects ‘drastic drop’ in worker casualties
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A worker on a rooftop at a construction site in Jerusalem, August 5, 2015 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 1, 2018, 4:21 pm
Labor federation threatens general strike over work safety standards
Action would see all government offices, local authorities, banks, emergency services and airports shut next Wednesday if the government doesn’t agree to demands for improvements
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: A worker on a rooftop at a construction site in Jerusalem, August 5, 2015 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 7, 2018, 1:37 pm
Labor federation threatens strike over construction site deaths
Histadrut says government is failing to act despite 30 workers, 2 passersby dying in accidents on sites so far this year
By TOI staff
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