The victim had been working 11 years at the company. He was 43, and worked as a foreman. He was helping disassemble a temporary support used to hold up the new pieces of a river bridge. This involved detaching 8,000-pound "pile caps” welded to the 77-foot bridge girders above and mounted atop pilings in the riverbed. The workers were briefed on safety, personal protective equipment and the specific hazards of the jobsite. The caps were supposed to be attached to the girder above with two 5,000-pound chains and four welds. But the cap the victim was working on was secured with […]
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