The CBC reported that a contractor for the Ambassador Bridge Company fell 140 feet from scaffolding fixed to the bridge deck at 4:20 p.m. local time. The J.W. Westcott, a boat passing underneath the bridge, was close enough to get the fallen worker onboard before the U.S Coast Guard arrived at the scene. He was somehow conscious and talking after taking the massive plunge. The boat’s captain Sam Buchanan told the CBC:
The Ambassador Bridge is North America’s busiest international crossing and has had to deal with worker safety issues in the past. In 2012, Michigan OHSA fined four companies after incorrectly erected scaffolding resulted in a worker falling to his death. Unexpected cable movement shifted the scaffold deck to a near-vertical angle.
not the first time apparently
