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Preventing injury and deaths of the scaffolding workers
May 20, 2011 Christina Catenacci Health and Safety, Human Resources
Last August, I told you about the horrific scaffolding accident where five workers fell 13 storeys from an apartment building on Christmas Eve 2009. Four died and one suffered serious leg and spinal injuries. At this point, we must learn from this accident in order to ensure it never happens again.
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