Florida Construction Accident Leaves 3 Workers Dangling 70 ft. Mid-Air
Three Florida construction workers escaped death in an Orlando area construction accident that left them hanging mid-air, 70 feet high, for nearly two hours.
The Florida construction accident occurred at 2001 Summit Park Drive in Maitland, Florida, in the afternoon on Dec. 8. Preliminary reports from Brasfield & Gorrie, the company overseeing the project, said that the three construction workers, employed by subcontractor Baker Concrete, were installing steel to prepare for laying concrete seven stories high. The scaffolding they were working on came loose from the building, and they lost their footing, slipped, and fell.
All three construction workers were wearing safety harnesses when this work accident occurred, which saved them from falling 70 feet to the ground below, and certain death.
A forklift and crane were used to bring all three construction workers down safely. The three suffered cuts and bruises; two refused medical treatment but one was brought to a clinic for minor work-related injuries. A crane operator who was rattled by the incident was brought to the hospital as a precaution.
As Florida construction accident lawyers, we are all too aware of the risks inherent to the construction industry: Construction has the largest number of work-related fatalities for any industry sector. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the construction industry employs about 6 percent of U.S. workers -- but accounts for 20 percent of fatal work-related injuries. The cause of this scaffolding accident remains under investigation and the names of the men involved have not been released.
Crane rescues 3 workers after scaffold slips
OrlandoSentinel.com Dec. 9, 2008
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