Orlando, FL — Two people were hospitalized following a work accident in Orlando, Florida, on Monday, July 20, 2015. The accident took place at building on Andes Avenue that sits across from the Orlando Police Department training facility.
Two construction workers fell through a roof, landing 20 feet below. They each suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The workers’ names haven’t been released, and what caused them to fall through the roof is unclear at this time.
The accident is currently under investigation.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary
I have to say, I see accidents just like this one quite often. Someone is working 20 or 30 feet off the ground, they fall and are put in the hospital. I really hope that there’s a corresponding number of stories I’m not reading (because they’re not being written) about workers who never have to go to the hospital because companies have invested more in safety measures to keep things like this from happening. A worker falling and hurting themselves isn’t exactly an unforeseen possibility. And to be frank, the construction industry just isn’t doing right by its employees. More should be done to make sure this sort of thing doesn’t happen. Hopefully this in an area in which the industry is able to improve in the coming years, because workers shouldn’t have to go to work every day wondering if they’re going to be fatally injured in an accident that’s completely preventable.
— Grossman Law Offices
