CHARLOTTE, NC — Three building employees have been killed and two others have been injured Monday when scaffolding collapsed in an industrial accident at a job website in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities stated.
The scaffolding collapsed simply after 9 a.m. at a building website on East Morehead Avenue, sending a number of building employees falling about 70 ft (21 meters), firefighter Jackie Gilmore stated throughout a information convention. Gilmore stated the 2 injured employees have been taken to a hospital to be evaluated.
He stated all work on the website has been suspended whereas the incident is investigated by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Division and the Occupational Security and Well being Administration.