Falling debris kills worker at Murano site

gei · May 13th, 2008, 06:24 PM

Very sad...

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http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/424745

A construction worker on a downtown site lost his life yesterday when a falling sheet of metal sliced through his hard hat.

Police say the 55-year-old victim was on the third floor of one of the two towers being built at the Murano Condominiums project site at Bay and Grosvenor Sts., north of College St., at about 3:30 p.m. when he was struck by the piece of metal debris.

Emergency crews rushed him to St. Michael's Hospital where he was pronounced dead, said EMS duty officer Dave Vilijak.

rbt · May 13th, 2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gei

Very sad...

Very sad and much more frequent than reaches the news. I recall a conversation with one construction manager who were proud of themselves for having the lowest death/disfigurement rate per Billion constructed for managers working in the GTA.

Lowest, evidently, still left room for improvement.

ladyscraper · May 13th, 2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rbt

Very sad and much more frequent than reaches the news. I recall a conversation with one construction manager who were proud of themselves for having the lowest death/disfigurement rate per Billion constructed for managers working in the GTA.

Lowest, evidently, still left room for improvement.

It's a very dangerous job and I've always had enormous respect for the people working in this field.

Sad about the death at the Murano site. I hope it's that last one for a very long time.

Dimension · May 15th, 2008, 01:13 AM

Has construction been halted?

Transportfan · May 15th, 2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rbt

Very sad and much more frequent than reaches the news. I recall a conversation with one construction manager who were proud of themselves for having the lowest death/disfigurement rate per Billion constructed for managers working in the GTA.

Lowest, evidently, still left room for improvement.

Accidents WILL happen. You'll never eliminate them completely.

Marcanadian · May 15th, 2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dimension

Has construction been halted?

Yes.

Dream Brother · May 15th, 2008, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ladyscraper

It's a very dangerous job and I've always had enormous respect for the people working in this field.

Sad about the death at the Murano site. I hope it's that last one for a very long time.

So you're saying you wouldn't mind another down the road?

gei · May 15th, 2008, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dream Brother

So you're saying you wouldn't mind another down the road?

Here's a link for you:
http://www.geos-oceania.com/links/re...d-software.htm

Lawcheehung · May 16th, 2008, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Dream Brother

So you're saying you wouldn't mind another down the road?

More like, since an accident is inevitable, if it is going to happen, hopefully it won't be until a very long time.

ScrapeTheSky · May 16th, 2008, 08:50 AM

Don't feed the trolls.

Tuscani01 · May 16th, 2008, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ScrapeTheSky

Don't feed the trolls.

gei · May 16th, 2008, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuscani01

lmao

***Taller, Better*** · May 17th, 2008, 03:02 PM

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Filip · May 18th, 2008, 10:15 PM

I loved those when I was a kid...

urban 2.0 · May 20th, 2008, 05:51 AM

And doesn't this place overlook the Morgue?

It will be Toronto's first haunted Condo Tower!!

CollsGuy · May 23rd, 2008, 05:25 AM

I've only been on one job site where there's been a death, and i hope it was the last.

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