The National Safety Council publication “Workplace Injuries by the Numbers” reports that a worker is injured on the job every 7 seconds with the most common types being sprains and strains and the most common lost time injury being overexertion (33% of all injuries)....
NAME Justin Armstrong SCHOOL Old Dominion University EXPECTED GRADUATION May of 2020 WHY CONSTRUCTION? I have always had an interest in construction and building things in general. I believe this is because I have a very mechanically/structurally minded family....
NAME Claire Morris SCHOOL Virginia Tech EXPECTED GRADUATION 2021. HOBBIES Outside of school I enjoy hiking, running, and yoga. I love traveling and trying new things. I also love the Harry Potter books and Doctor Who. I love cats (my friends think I may become a crazy...
NAME Cooper Daffan SCHOOL NOVA HOBBIES I enjoy all sports. I played lacrosse in high school. My favorite team is LA Rams! Fun fact is I'm a big drift car fan. WHY CONSTRUCTION? You can say construction is in my blood and I would love to follow in my father’s...
Did you know that your hands and fingers are the body parts most frequently injured at work? According to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, nearly 2/3 of those injuries were lacerations that could have been prevented by using the correct gloves. To...
NAME Jordan Clingenpeel SCHOOL Cedarville University EXPECTED GRADUATION May of 2020 HOBBIES I am a really big Star Wars nerd and somewhat of a music junkie (my favorite band would be Switchfoot). One thing I love to do in my spare time is to modify Nerf blasters! I...
NAME Erin Asuncion SCHOOL Western Carolina University EXPECTED GRADUATION Summer of 2019 HOBBIES I enjoy reading books and I love to travel. WHY CONSTRUCTION? I want to work in construction because I have always found it fascinating.
NAME Cole Childress SCHOOL Virginia Military Institute EXPECTED GRADUATION May of 2020 HOBBIES I am musically gifted, I play multiple instruments, and I love to fish, hunt, and shoot. WHY CONSTRUCTION? Construction has always been interesting to me ever since I was...
Name Samuel Alston School East Carolina University Expected Graduation Spring of 2021 Hobbies I enjoy hanging out with friends or fishing, spending a lot of time outside. Why Construction? I am interested in construction because it is a well-paying steady job that...
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, motor vehicle crashes are now the leading cause of work-related death, comprising 25% of the total. Did you ever stop to consider that the most dangerous part of your day would be your commute? To...