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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Northwestern's new Music and Communication Building is scheduled to open in 2015. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the general contractor on the building $7,000 for a serious violation that may have led to the May death of construction worker Michael Kerr, 57.

OSHA cites general contractor for new Northwestern building in death of worker

November 18, 2013

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the general contractor for Northwestern's new Music and Communication Building, citing a violation that may have led to the accidental death...

Michael Kerr and his sister Jacquelyn Rowles pose for a photo at the Chicago Air and Water Show last year.

Son of construction worker killed on campus sues general contractor for Northwestern building

May 22, 2013

The 21-year-old son of a construction worker killed last week by a falling beam is suing the general contractor for Northwestern's new Music and Communication Building. Michael Kerr, 57, was hit in...

Michael Kerr and his sister Jacquelyn Rowles pose for a photo at the Chicago Air and Water Show last year.

Death of construction worker hit by falling beam ruled accident

May 17, 2013

The death of a construction worker struck by a falling beam on campus Thursday has been ruled an accident, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Michael Kerr, 57, died from multiple...

Indiana construction worker Michael Kerr died today from injuries suffered after a crane knocked a beam from the sixth floor of Northwestern's new Music and Communication Building, currently under construction.

Updated: Lakefront construction worker dies on campus, officials say

May 16, 2013

A construction worker died this morning after he was struck by a falling beam at the lakefront construction site of the new Music and Communication Building, officials said. The 57-year-old man was...

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