May 16, 2011 by Fred Hosier
We’ve been following the story of Dallas Wiens, a construction worker who lost his entire face after his head got too close to a high-voltage power line. Now, Wiens has gone public with his new face following transplant surgery.
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March 24, 2011 by Fred Hosier
In January 2010, we told you the story of Dallas Wiens, 25, a construction worker badly burned on the job. He was hoping to qualify for a facial transplant. Recently, he got his wish.
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Tags: construction worker, Dallas Wiens, face transplant, high-voltage power line
November 16, 2010 by Fred Hosier
OSHA is trying to determine what went wrong after a construction worker was killed when a 60-pound bag of rocks fell off a four-story building.
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Tags: construction worker, struck by falling object
April 20, 2009 by Fred Hosier
A worker in New Richmond, WI, was killed in a trenching accident, but not because of a cave-in.
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Tags: cave-in, construction worker, trench accident