On July 17, 2025, in Guangxi, China, @Liùyātou shared a video of a demolition mishap. The video shows an excavator-mounted drill slowly drilling the lower part of a building during demolition.

MECHANICSVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - No one was hurt after an excavator fell through a basement at a demolition site this afternoon. It happened in Mechanicsville before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at a privately ...

MECHANICSVILLE, Iowa (KWWL) -- An excavator accident in Mechanicsville resulted in no injuries or damage to surrounding buildings during demolition work on Tuesday. Officials say that the excavator's ...

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (KDKA) -- A worker was rescued after a building that crews were tearing down on Chartiers Avenue partially collapsed, trapping him inside an excavator. Pittsburgh Public Safety said ...

A contractor taking down the Government Center garage in Boston faces a potential $1.2-million OSHA fine for safety lapses that federal investigators say led to the death March 26 of an excavator ...

Demolition work is inherent with hazards. There are ongoing examples highlighting the consequences of not using the appropriate safety equipment or following proper safety procedures at work.

Demolition of a historic, family-owned feed shop in south Warren was interrupted Wednesday by an accident involving a piece of heavy construction equipment. According to media reports, a work crew was ...