Jacob Leichty said today his heart sank when he felt the left track of the backhoe he was operating Thursday afternoon begin to quickly sink into what he thought was solid earth. As Leichty, an ...

An accident at a demolition site in St. Paul, Minn., claimed the life of a 61-year-old backhoe operator Sept. 10 when a part of the supporting structure in a former factory building gave way and ...