A construction worker was killed instantly last Monday when a concrete slab collapsed on him at a house construction site in Connecticut. Emergency responders arrived at the scene of the accident around 3pm and worked to rescue the 27-year-old man and a second worker was who also injured. The other worker was taken to Greenwich Hospital, and his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the fatal construction accident.
Here in Massachusetts, several local companies have been cited by OSHA for alleged trench hazards. The goal of OSHA safety investigations is to prevent workplace accidents like the one that recently claimed the life of a construction worker last week.
Source: Police ID man killed in slab collapse, WTNH.com, November 2, 2010
Worker killed by concrete slab collapse in Conn., NECN.com, November 1, 2010
Contact the Massachusetts construction accident lawyers at Altman & Altman if you have been injured on the job.