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Construction sites present seemingly limitless opportunities injuries. While small sites can be dangerous, very large building sites like many of those in Manhattan see the dangers multiply exponentially. The construction of the new generation of sports stadiums certainly qualifies as large and complex, and the potential dangers present were made manifest in Santa Clara yesterday when a worker in an elevator shaft was killed.
The $1.3 billion stadium construction employs more than a thousand workers from a great variety of trades and many subcontractors. The accident forced a shutdown of the entire construction site while the investigation was ongoing and the workers were sent home. The wife of the worker who died in the construction accident, came to the work site “wracked with grief” according to NBC news, but understandably declined to speak with the media.
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Grief counselors were being provided for the other workers, given the shock that accompanies these types of accidents. It can remind all others on the site just how risky their jobs can be.
NBC news reports the company responsible for the elevator, Schindler Elevator Co., had been fined for previous accidents and violations of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. Since 2008, NBC calculated they had been fined $165,000.
In this case, preliminary information indicates a elevator counterweight struck the worker as he worked in a shaft. Whether this was due to negligence of workers on the site or a mechanical or material failure of the elevator is unclear.
If you have been involved with any accident at a construction site, discussing your facts with an attorney as soon as possible is the best way to protect your rights to compensation.
Source: NBC Bay Area, “Elevator worker dies at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara,” Lisa Fernandez, June 12, 2013
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