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A construction worker died after falling 60 to 65 feet during a heavy rainstorm.
The 45-year-old man was working on the new recreation center being built on the site of the old Ogden City Mall about 9:30 a.m. Friday. He was helping to move 25-feet roofing sheets, said Ogden police Lt. Scott Conley.
The man lost his footing, slipped and fell to the bottom. He was taken to McKay-Dee Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Conley said.
Investigators believe three factors combined to cause the accident: the heavy rain made the steel beam he was standing on slick; he was wearing shoes with no tread; and even though he had a safety harness on, it was not clipped onto the safety line.
OSHA was investigating the accident, Conley said.
Clean-up crews in Manhattan were hard at work Friday morning after a construction crane tipped over. It happened on Highway 24, just north of Manhattan at the Riley County Public Works' new facility. No information as to what caused the accident was available. .
(CBS4) BOSTON A masonry contractor faces proposed fines totaling 119-thousand dollars from a scaffolding collapse in Boston last spring that killed three people.The U-S Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the penalties against Walpole-based Bostonian Masonry on Friday.Federal officials cited the firm for eight alleged safety violations in the April third accident at the construction site for Emerson College's new dormitory and campus center. Two workers and a passing motorist were killed when a construction platform plunged 13 stories.The accident happened when bracing was being removed as the scaffolding was being dismantled. Investigators found there was nothing to prevent the tower and platform from tipping when the bracing was removed.There was no immediate comment from Bostonian Masonry.
CFB TRENTON, Ont. -- Leanne Mitchell was enveloped in the embrace of loved ones moments after paying respects to the flag-draped coffin carrying her husband's body. A military transport carrying the remains of Cpl. Robert Mitchell, a father of three, and Sgt. Craig Gillam touched down at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario last night. The two men were killed Tuesday and five others were wounded as a small group of soldiers were providing security for road construction about 20 km west of Kandahar city. The soldiers came under attack from a handful of insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles. Gillam's mother, Agnes, clutched her face, sobbing, while his son, Stephen, tearfully saluted his fallen father's coffin after it was placed in a hearse.
After more than a week off, the Ball State field hockey team returns to action Sunday at 1 p.m. with a Mid-American Conference contest versus Missouri State at BSU Turf Field. The Cardinals are 1-2 in conference play and in the middle of the MAC race after an overtime victory against Central Michigan last Friday. Sunday's game with Missouri State is the second of four straight at home for the Cardinals. Scouting Ball State: The Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 overtime victory Oct. 29 vs. Central Michigan, improving their record to 2-9 (1-2 MAC) . . . Lindsay Quay tied the game 1-1 with two minutes to play in regulation, and Carla Chiampi notched the game-winner on a penalty stroke four minutes into the overtime period .
Builders working in New Malden may have provided the perfect cover for a burglar broke into four houses in New Malden in one morning. The burglar, described as a young black man in his early 20s, wearing dark clothes and a dark cap, got away with valuables including a laptop, pearl necklace and cash. Adrian Holder, councillor for Coombe Vale ward, said: "These streets are in the wealthier part of the area, so I'm shocked. However, there is a lot of building work going on at the moment around Coombe Lane so obviously burglars are taking advantage of the distraction." .
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