Three construction workers lost their lives and two others were injured on Monday morning when scaffolding collapsed at a job site in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred just after 9 a.m. at a construction site on East Morehead Street, with the scaffolding falling approximately 70 feet (21 meters). Fire Capt. Jackie Gilmore stated that the two injured workers were taken to a hospital for evaluation and that all work at the site has been suspended while the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration conduct an investigation.<\/p>\n
According to Fire Capt. Jackie Gilmore, the scaffolding collapsed at the construction site on East Morehead Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collapse occurred at approximately 9 a.m. on Monday morning and resulted in three construction workers falling approximately 70 feet (21 meters). Two other workers were also injured in the incident.<\/p>\n
The identities of the construction workers involved in the incident have not yet been released. It is known that three workers lost their lives and two others were injured. All of the workers were employed at the construction site on East Morehead Street in Charlotte, North Carolina where the scaffolding collapse occurred.<\/p>\n