Post by Barnaby Cuthbert on Nov 24, 2014 13:34:41 GMT -8
Seattle Herald (Other News - Continued from D3)
The Seattle Fire Department's (SFD) technical rescue team helped to rescue two construction workers from a construction site in south Belltown Monday around 12:40pm.
According to the SFD, three construction workers were injured apparently due to a plumbing malfunction that led to a large icy patch of black ice on the open fourth floor overnight. Two of the construction workers were working on an open 4th story above a pit 60 to 75 feet below ground. The construction company's crane was used in the rescue, but workers were pronounced dead at the scene.
One worker was taken to the hospital with ankle injuries and suffered a minor head injury.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that there were 4,114 American workers killed on-the-job in private industry in 2013. Of those killed, approximately 17% were construction workers.
The Seattle Fire Department's (SFD) technical rescue team helped to rescue two construction workers from a construction site in south Belltown Monday around 12:40pm.
According to the SFD, three construction workers were injured apparently due to a plumbing malfunction that led to a large icy patch of black ice on the open fourth floor overnight. Two of the construction workers were working on an open 4th story above a pit 60 to 75 feet below ground. The construction company's crane was used in the rescue, but workers were pronounced dead at the scene.
One worker was taken to the hospital with ankle injuries and suffered a minor head injury.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that there were 4,114 American workers killed on-the-job in private industry in 2013. Of those killed, approximately 17% were construction workers.