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Category: Fatal Work Incidents
Posted August 31, 2015 by admin
A 34-year-old contractor from Germantown was kill in a tragic work accident earlier this month when he fell from scaffolding after coming into contact with power lines, local investigators have reporte.
According to initial reports, the man had been working for a waterproof contractor at a former bank building in Alhambra. Working on top of scaffolding just after about 9 am, the man reportedly came in contact with live power lines and fell off scaffolding. Although emergency responders arrive at the scene shortly after the fall, the man was pronounce dead at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland just after 10:30 am.
Officials at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were alert about this fatal accident and are currently investigating whether a violation of any OSHA regulations may have contribute to this death. Local authorities are also conducting their own investigation, with the results of an autopsy and toxicology test expecte any day now.
Deadly workplace accidents, like that the one that took the life of the Germantown man, are tragically all too common in the contracting and construction industry, as statistics show. In fact, as OSHA and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report:
It is unclear at this time if scaffolding problems or power line problems may have contribute to the Germantown man’s accident. The OSHA investigation will likely reveal this, as well as whether the employer provide the man with the necessary training (and safety equipment) to perform his job.
As more new about the OSHA investigation into this worker’s death becomes available, we’ll bring you the latest updates here in our blog. In the meantime, share your thoughts and comments about this with us on Facebook & Google+.
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