Two workers were injured when a 70-foot-tall crane tipped over at Mercy Hospital St. Louis as workers were preparing to move the equipment.

The two injured workers were taken into the hospital after the incident, at about 11:45. The condition, although not believed to be serious, is currently unknown.

Creve Coeur Deputy Fire Marshal Jerry McQueen said the crane was at the northeast part of the hospital property, away from the hospital structure, when it tipped over. Workers were preparing to move the rubber-tired crane to move it when it toppled.

McQueen said authorities were waiting on heavy construction equipment to be brought in to lift and secure the crane.

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If you or someone you love has suffered a workplace injury, please contact the experienced workplace injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The AP is reporting that St. Louis rescue crews are searching for a crane operator who fell into the Mississippi River while working on a new bridge at St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the crane broke Wednesday morning and fell over in the water. St. Louis Fire Department rescue crews went to the scene. The worker’s life jacket was found, but not the man.The worker was helping to build the new $640 million bridge.

As spring begins and the economy contrinues to strengthen, many construction workers will be returning to work. Large projects and developments can often lead to worker safety hazards or require working with dangerous or defective equipment. In the above incident, not only was the worker forced into a dangerous and unsafe situation, but he also fell victim to a faulty product. It is incidents such as these that often times could have been avoided if proper safety procedures were followed.

If you or someone you love has been involved in a contruction site accident or has been injured by a defective product, please contact the experienced Springfield construction site attorneys and Springfield product liability attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

A worker at the Ameren Missouri power plant at Labadie died Tuesday after falling 85 feet from a platform.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office identified the worker as 32-year-old Catherine Berliner of Hermann. It was reported that she had worked at the Labadie Plant for about five years.

The sheriff initially reported that the woman’s condition was not known, but family members later confirmed that Berliner had died from her injuries.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, at Assumption Church, New Haven. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held Friday, Dec. 23, from 2-8 p.m. at Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven.

She is survived by her husband, Randy Berliner, Hermann; her parents, Terry Marquart and wife Valerie, nee Vollmer; one daughter, Veronica Berliner, of the home; her stepchildren, Bryan, Daniel and Teri Berliner, all of the home; other relatives and many friends.

Sheriff’s deputies, firefighters with the Boles Fire Protection District and Meramec Ambulance District personnel responded to the plant about 9:15 a.m.

Berliner had been working with a power tool on a platform approximately 85 feet above the floor. It appeared that the power tool kicked back and struck her in the head, knocking her from the platform, according to the sheriff’s office.

“This is one of the more major things we’ve responded to (at the Labadie plant) in recent times,” Boles Fire Chief Jim Casey said. “We’ve had some fires and accidents and minor EMS situations, but this is probably one of the more severe accidents we’ve had in some time there.”

An Ameren official contacted by The Missourian Tuesday morning confirmed that an accident happened but did not provide any other details about the incident or the extent of the worker’s injuries.

In a press release issued late Tuesday afternoon an Ameren spokesperson said Berliner had been performing maintenance on one of the plant’s boiler units.

“We are in the process of conducting a thorough investigation.  This is a tragedy for all involved and no words can express our sorrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the employee’s family members and our co-workers who are grieving this loss,” the release stated.

Read More: http://emissourian.com/news/top_stories/article_e12d79b6-2b2b-11e1-ad2e-0019bb2963f4.html

If you or a loved one have been involved in a work place accident, please contact the experienced work place injury lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

A worker at the Ameren Missouri power plant at Labadie died Tuesday after falling 85 feet from a platform.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office identified the worker as 32-year-old Catherine Berliner of Hermann. It was reported that she had worked at the Labadie Plant for about five years.

The sheriff initially reported that the woman’s condition was not known, but family members later confirmed that Berliner had died from her injuries.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, at Assumption Church, New Haven. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held Friday, Dec. 23, from 2-8 p.m. at Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven.

She is survived by her husband, Randy Berliner, Hermann; her parents, Terry Marquart and wife Valerie, nee Vollmer; one daughter, Veronica Berliner, of the home; her stepchildren, Bryan, Daniel and Teri Berliner, all of the home; other relatives and many friends.

Sheriff’s deputies, firefighters with the Boles Fire Protection District and Meramec Ambulance District personnel responded to the plant about 9:15 a.m.

Berliner had been working with a power tool on a platform approximately 85 feet above the floor. It appeared that the power tool kicked back and struck her in the head, knocking her from the platform, according to the sheriff’s office.

“This is one of the more major things we’ve responded to (at the Labadie plant) in recent times,” Boles Fire Chief Jim Casey said. “We’ve had some fires and accidents and minor EMS situations, but this is probably one of the more severe accidents we’ve had in some time there.”

An Ameren official contacted by The Missourian Tuesday morning confirmed that an accident happened but did not provide any other details about the incident or the extent of the worker’s injuries.

In a press release issued late Tuesday afternoon an Ameren spokesperson said Berliner had been performing maintenance on one of the plant’s boiler units.

“We are in the process of conducting a thorough investigation.  This is a tragedy for all involved and no words can express our sorrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the employee’s family members and our co-workers who are grieving this loss,” the release stated.

Read More: http://emissourian.com/news/top_stories/article_e12d79b6-2b2b-11e1-ad2e-0019bb2963f4.html

If you or a loved one have been involved in a work place accident, please contact the experienced work place injury lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

A worker at the Ameren Missouri power plant at Labadie died Tuesday after falling 85 feet from a platform.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office identified the worker as 32-year-old Catherine Berliner of Hermann. It was reported that she had worked at the Labadie Plant for about five years.

The sheriff initially reported that the woman’s condition was not known, but family members later confirmed that Berliner had died from her injuries.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, at Assumption Church, New Haven. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held Friday, Dec. 23, from 2-8 p.m. at Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven.

She is survived by her husband, Randy Berliner, Hermann; her parents, Terry Marquart and wife Valerie, nee Vollmer; one daughter, Veronica Berliner, of the home; her stepchildren, Bryan, Daniel and Teri Berliner, all of the home; other relatives and many friends.

Sheriff’s deputies, firefighters with the Boles Fire Protection District and Meramec Ambulance District personnel responded to the plant about 9:15 a.m.

Berliner had been working with a power tool on a platform approximately 85 feet above the floor. It appeared that the power tool kicked back and struck her in the head, knocking her from the platform, according to the sheriff’s office.

“This is one of the more major things we’ve responded to (at the Labadie plant) in recent times,” Boles Fire Chief Jim Casey said. “We’ve had some fires and accidents and minor EMS situations, but this is probably one of the more severe accidents we’ve had in some time there.”

An Ameren official contacted by The Missourian Tuesday morning confirmed that an accident happened but did not provide any other details about the incident or the extent of the worker’s injuries.

In a press release issued late Tuesday afternoon an Ameren spokesperson said Berliner had been performing maintenance on one of the plant’s boiler units.

“We are in the process of conducting a thorough investigation.  This is a tragedy for all involved and no words can express our sorrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the employee’s family members and our co-workers who are grieving this loss,” the release stated.

Read More: http://emissourian.com/news/top_stories/article_e12d79b6-2b2b-11e1-ad2e-0019bb2963f4.html

If you or a loved one have been involved in a work place accident, please contact the experienced work place injury lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

A worker at the Ameren Missouri power plant at Labadie died Tuesday after falling 85 feet from a platform.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office identified the worker as 32-year-old Catherine Berliner of Hermann. It was reported that she had worked at the Labadie Plant for about five years.

The sheriff initially reported that the woman’s condition was not known, but family members later confirmed that Berliner had died from her injuries.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, at Assumption Church, New Haven. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held Friday, Dec. 23, from 2-8 p.m. at Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven.

She is survived by her husband, Randy Berliner, Hermann; her parents, Terry Marquart and wife Valerie, nee Vollmer; one daughter, Veronica Berliner, of the home; her stepchildren, Bryan, Daniel and Teri Berliner, all of the home; other relatives and many friends.

Sheriff’s deputies, firefighters with the Boles Fire Protection District and Meramec Ambulance District personnel responded to the plant about 9:15 a.m.

Berliner had been working with a power tool on a platform approximately 85 feet above the floor. It appeared that the power tool kicked back and struck her in the head, knocking her from the platform, according to the sheriff’s office.

“This is one of the more major things we’ve responded to (at the Labadie plant) in recent times,” Boles Fire Chief Jim Casey said. “We’ve had some fires and accidents and minor EMS situations, but this is probably one of the more severe accidents we’ve had in some time there.”

An Ameren official contacted by The Missourian Tuesday morning confirmed that an accident happened but did not provide any other details about the incident or the extent of the worker’s injuries.

In a press release issued late Tuesday afternoon an Ameren spokesperson said Berliner had been performing maintenance on one of the plant’s boiler units.

“We are in the process of conducting a thorough investigation.  This is a tragedy for all involved and no words can express our sorrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the employee’s family members and our co-workers who are grieving this loss,” the release stated.

Read More: http://emissourian.com/news/top_stories/article_e12d79b6-2b2b-11e1-ad2e-0019bb2963f4.html

If you or a loved one have been involved in a work place accident, please contact the experienced work place injury lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.