Dive Summary:
- A 63-year-old elevator worker died Tuesday morning at the construction site for the new San Francisco 49ers stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
- More than 1,000 workers were sent home, and work was put on pause after the man, identified as Donald White, was struck by a falling weight, NBC Bay Area reports, leaving Cal-OSHA investigators to look at the site.
- White was reportedly working for Schindler Elevator Corporation, a subcontractor working with primary contractor Turner Devon of Milpitas on the $1.3 billion stadium.
From the article:
... Turner-Devcon project directors Robert Rayborn and Jonathan Harvey held a morning news conference to express their shock and sadness, adding that their thoughts were with White's family. Some relatives appeared at the site, but declined comment.
Harvey said denied any claim that the death occurred because crews are rushing to finish building the stadium, which is slated to be open by fall 2014. ...
