Worker/operator on the St Charles MO I-70 bridge repair project was killed in a ugly accident today. Was using a telehandler on the deck, using it to remove materials the workers below the deck had, weight shifted, Telehandler topped off the bridge 80 feet to a berm below. 59 years old.
Tragic accident said he was retiring this year after 30 years
Very sad to hear.
https://fox2now.com/news/watch-construction-worker-fell-with-equipment-off-blanchette-bridge/
What a shame. Hate hearing that. Didn't get home in time to catch the news. Did they give his name? Just curious if I may have worked with him or not
Alan Jackson, of Pevely MO https://wgem.com/2020/11/10/construction-worker-dies-after-machinery-falls-off-bridge/
It happens so fast when things go wrong. Doesn't matter what we get done in a day, as long as we all get to go home at days end.