1eyedjack Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk...canada-35839635 This is a sad story. But that aside, I picked up on this sentence particularly Officials from the construction company said the man was not supposed to be above the third floor and had removed his hardhat If there is a hard hat out there that would enable me to survive a 53 storey drop, I want one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Rethinking this, I suppose that the fall may have been caused by a blow to the head, and hard hat may have saved him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Rethinking this, I suppose that the fall may have been caused by a blow to the head, and hard hat may have saved him.It may also have been a hint towards the possibility of suicide without giving out details or, given that it took place in LA, simply an attempt to head off a potential legal claim from the man's family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 It sounds like they're simply listing the various safety requirements that the man apparently violated intentionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert2734 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 I thought skyscrapers budget for a handful of deaths in the course of building the thing. They make it sound like this was a bizaar accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Car accidents are also common, that doesn't make them any less tragic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Yes, but if a man dies in a car accident in LA, it probably does not warrant a story on BBC news. I suppose it is partly the dramatic nature of it and partly some concern over just what was going on. Construction work is inherently dangerous. Workers should be protected, but it just can't be one hundred percent safe. But drivers expect to be able to drive down a street without a worker or a bag of cement or anything else crashing down on their cars. But there is this feature of local tragedies being felt worldwide. Growing up, I might or might not have heard of a worker falling to his death in St. Paul. Possibly, although unlikely, I would even have heard of it if it had happened in Minneapolis. In LA? Not a chance. Maybe this is better or maybe not, but I find it weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Yes, but if a man dies in a car accident in LA, it probably does not warrant a story on BBC news. I suppose it is partly the dramatic nature of it and partly some concern over just what was going on. Construction work is inherently dangerous. Workers should be protected, but it just can't be one hundred percent safe. It doesn't sound like this was a "typical" construction accident. He was on a floor he shouldn't be on, there was a safety wall that he somehow got over, and he wasn't wearing a hardhat. This is not just someone being careless, it seems like some deliberate action had to be involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 It doesn't sound like this was a "typical" construction accident. He was on a floor he shouldn't be on, there was a safety wall that he somehow got over, and he wasn't wearing a hardhat. This is not just someone being careless, it seems like some deliberate action had to be involved. This occurred to me. Which makes it tricky to comment, not knowing the details. No doubt there will be an investigation, and I don't want to make any guess about the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 This occurred to me. Which makes it tricky to comment, not knowing the details. No doubt there will be an investigation, and I don't want to make any guess about the outcome. Regardless of the cause, the outcome will be the same: the guy is dead. This is what is sad about suicide - it is permanent - there are no do-overs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Aliens did it. :o B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Regardless of the cause, the outcome will be the same: the guy is dead. This is what is sad about suicide - it is permanent - there are no do-overs.Only when it's successful. There are many failed suicide attempts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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