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Fire Dept: 2 workers die in scaffolding collapse near Disney
Last edited Wed Aug 29, 2018, 12:47 PM - Edit history (1)
I had thought this happened in California. It was in Florida. California has its own occupational safety and health commission:
Cal/OSHA - Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Had the incident occurred in California, Cal/OSHA would have been the agency that conducted the investigation. Because the incident occurred in Florida, Federal OSHA investigators will look into it.
Fire Dept: 2 workers die in scaffolding collapse near Disney
1 hour ago
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two construction workers fell to their deaths when scaffolding collapsed above the sixth floor of a hotel under construction near Disney World early Wednesday. A third worker managed to hang on and climb to safety, a fire-rescue spokesman said.
The accident happened just outside Disney property, Orange County Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles said.
“They were on the scaffolding, and for reasons unknown at this time, that support structure gave way, sending two workers plummeting to the ground below. Both died on the scene. A third worker managed to hang onto the scaffolding and managed to climb to safety,” Jachles told The Associated Press.
....
Fire-Rescue got the call at about 4:15 a.m., when about 18 workers were at the scene. ... Jachles said it happened at the top of the construction project, which is still in the concrete-pouring stage. The Orange County Sheriff’s office and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate, he said.
1 hour ago
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two construction workers fell to their deaths when scaffolding collapsed above the sixth floor of a hotel under construction near Disney World early Wednesday. A third worker managed to hang on and climb to safety, a fire-rescue spokesman said.
The accident happened just outside Disney property, Orange County Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles said.
“They were on the scaffolding, and for reasons unknown at this time, that support structure gave way, sending two workers plummeting to the ground below. Both died on the scene. A third worker managed to hang onto the scaffolding and managed to climb to safety,” Jachles told The Associated Press.
....
Fire-Rescue got the call at about 4:15 a.m., when about 18 workers were at the scene. ... Jachles said it happened at the top of the construction project, which is still in the concrete-pouring stage. The Orange County Sheriff’s office and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate, he said.
