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re: Construction worker on A&M stadium falls from 4th level. UPDATE: he has died

Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:36 pm to
Posted by CtotheVrzrbck
WeWaCo
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:36 pm to
oh me.

Sorry for my apparent insensitivity.
Posted by Porker Face
Eden Isle
Member since Feb 2012
15324 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:36 pm to
OSHA stacked
A&M fricked

Those people are likely en route already
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
44008 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:38 pm to
OSHA has been on site all day.
Arkansas fans have been beyond odd in this thread.
Posted by Porker Face
Eden Isle
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Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:39 pm to
OSHA is pretty serious after stuff like this happens

They don't play
Posted by Eagle of War
Member since Nov 2010
483 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:39 pm to
Man. Prayers sent
Posted by AginAL
Member since Dec 2010
1378 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:39 pm to
Extremely precarious task apprantly tearing out that part of stadium.
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
44008 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:41 pm to
quote:

OSHA is pretty serious after stuff like this happens

They don't play

Nor should they "play."
Everyone wants to know what happened--most certainly the demolition company/this young man's co-workers.
Posted by Porker Face
Eden Isle
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:42 pm to
There were two deaths on a Fayetteville apartment site this summer and they turned over every rock at the site. They will get to the bottom of this ASAP

They are almost as meticulous as the NTSB
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
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Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:44 pm to
It won't be hard.
Video cameras, many workers/witnesses, crews, etc....
I've already read several accounts of what multiple folks have said transpired.
It's very likely they already know exactly what happened.
This post was edited on 12/3/13 at 6:45 pm
Posted by Porker Face
Eden Isle
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Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:45 pm to
I am talking a little more about who is going to shoulder the blame than the actual event
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
44008 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:47 pm to
I'm sure it will be apparent, based on what actually happened.
Blame is an automatic reaction--and fault will be found.
As for now, it's brutal to think that a young guy lost his life on the project.
Posted by PepaSpray
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Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:48 pm to
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harness. There is going to be a huge investigation into this and someone is going to get into some big trouble.
osha gon kick some arse.
Posted by Porker Face
Eden Isle
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 12/3/13 at 6:50 pm to
quote:

I'm sure it will be apparent


I'm not so confident. There usually seems to be a lot of finger pointing and such after something like this. Waters get muddy in a hurry

You're right it is automatic. Someone will be blamed, right or wrong.

quote:

it's brutal to think that a young guy lost his life on the project


I agree. A damn shame
Posted by Hugh McElroy
Member since Sep 2013
17357 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 7:02 pm to
The rumor I've heard is that they were demolishing the ramp up high, higher than could be reached from equipment on the ground. The young man was in a skid steer breaking the ramp walls, and he drove over the edge. At least, that's the rumor. It may have been simple driver error in a situation in which there are no perfectly effective safety protocols, or it may have been a failure of follow proper safety protocols. I have no idea.


Edit: Actually, latest rumor is not that he drove over the edge while operating the skid steer, but that the part of the ramp he was on gave way while he was demolishing it. The kind of work that has to be done in this case (the partial demo of a high ramp that can't be reached by equipment on the ground) is very dangerous stuff. This is very sad.
This post was edited on 12/3/13 at 7:16 pm
Posted by leoj
Member since Nov 2010
3106 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 7:09 pm to
there is video but I doubt anyone but A&M has it, they have the feeds on an hour delay on kylefield.com just so something like this doesn't get shown to the public
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 12/3/13 at 7:10 pm to
quote:

they have the feeds on an hour delay on kylefield.com just so something like this doesn't get shown to the public


Good to hear.
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
75408 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 7:24 pm to
damn, that's horrible
Posted by Maroon Flash
Florida
Member since May 2013
1527 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 8:10 pm to
This is a shame that a young man has died.

Last night 5 University of Texas students were arrested for trespassing on the construction site.

It is fortunate none of them were injured as construction sites are inherently dangerous.
Posted by Dr. Morgus
Member since Dec 2001
Member since Jul 2013
3740 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 8:20 pm to
Stadium now cursed for sure
Posted by Agforlife
Somewhere in the Brazos Valley
Member since Nov 2012
20102 posts
Posted on 12/3/13 at 8:35 pm to
Having worked in construction all my life I understand that these things happen. It's a shame but it's a fact. Thoughts and prayers to this young man's family.
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