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re: Worker dies in incident at Calgon Carbon
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:09 pm to soccerfüt
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:09 pm to soccerfüt
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I hope the family members have some electronic documentation of this if it happened, podunk local jurisdictions will close ranks in these types of situations.
Hearsay has some value but not as good as recordings/video.
I don't know about all that, but there is at least one witness who saw the electrical arc that killed him, and multiple witnesses participated in CPR attempts while he was on the scaffold.
The guy was the size of an NFL tight end, his journeyman didn't carry him back up the scaffold.
Coroner is in trouble for falsifying a death and autopsy at the minimum and OSHA is about to break it off in Calgon.
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Posted on 5/28/26 at 6:30 am to wadewilson
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at least one witness who saw the electrical arc that killed him
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multiple witnesses participated in CPR attempts while he was on the scaffold.
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his journeyman didn't carry him back up the scaffold
Oh OSHA bout to go in deep on these boys.
RIP to the young man who perished.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 6:37 am to Trevaylin
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10 feet used to be the fatality potential heigh
In the pre-hospital medicine world, any fall at twice your height is considered serious and potentially fatal. Bunch of Baw Cajun plant workers are all probably around 5' so your 10' number tracks.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 7:32 am to MikeD
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Climbing a scaffold ladder wearing fall protection is more dangerous than working on a scaffold without fall protection.
Didn't see it in the article...did it say he was climbing the scaffold ladder, erecting scaffolding or working from the scaffold when he fell?
Posted on 5/28/26 at 7:40 am to wadewilson
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but there is at least one witness who saw the electrical arc that killed him
quote:so he was an electrician apprentice working on hot equipment ?
his journeyman didn't carry him back up the scaffold.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 9:16 am to madmaxvol
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Didn't see it in the article...did it say he was climbing the scaffold ladder, erecting scaffolding or working from the scaffold when he fell?
He didn't fall. He was electrecuted while working on top of the scaffold.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 9:18 am to SuperSaint
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so he was an electrician apprentice working on hot equipment ?
It's a southern local, they play fast and loose with safety.
Plus, this particular contractor is ratty as frick.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 9:34 am to GeauxtigersMs36
Posted on 5/28/26 at 9:49 am to wadewilson
Knew something wasn’t right.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 10:40 am to GeauxtigersMs36
We were told the basic details on the day it happened.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 10:58 am to GeauxtigersMs36
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Deleted the article because I know they are wrong. He didn’t fall.
That is crazy that they would take a false report and run with it.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 12:08 pm to madmaxvol
WLOX really shouldn't have any reason to distrust a county coroner.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 12:12 pm to GeauxtigersMs36
You can find the lawyer on facebook - Ronald "Chip" Herrington. The whole press release detailing everything is right there. I'm not gonna dox myself by posting a facebook link.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 12:23 pm to GeauxtigersMs36
Most deaths from falls in industrial construction work isn't from extreme heights:
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According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data analyzed by CPWR (Center for Construction Research and Training) for fatal falls to a lower level in construction (2011–2018, totaling ~2,593 cases):~33.6% from 15 feet or less.
~26.5% from 16–25 feet.
~26.5% (or similar share) from 26 feet or higher.
A majority (~83%) occurred from >10 feet.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 12:29 pm to thermal9221
Any falls over 6 feet can be fatal if you land incorrectly
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:19 pm to CocomoLSU
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Damn, only fell 20 feet too (but he hit scaffolding on the way down)
Obviously you're clueless about falling hazards.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:25 pm to GeauxtigersMs36
This post was edited on 5/28/26 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:33 pm to pochejp
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Obviously you're clueless about falling hazards.
Not really. I was simply saying that falling off of scaffolding, I'd imagine much higher than 20 feet. And 20 feet seems pretty survivable, so it's unfortunate that he died (also that he hit scaffolding on the way down, which makes me curious if he would've died had he not hit it). That's all.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:39 pm to thermal9221
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20 feet is 3 stories high.
What is this? A house for ants?
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:42 pm to CocomoLSU
You ever work construction?
20’ fall in a construction setting can be devastating. I personally saw 2 guys fall on sites back in the 70s that were severely injured. Paralyzed type shite. So yeah not an easy situation.
20’ fall in a construction setting can be devastating. I personally saw 2 guys fall on sites back in the 70s that were severely injured. Paralyzed type shite. So yeah not an easy situation.
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