Driver killed by tape measure dropped from 50th floor. A man delivering construction materials to a high-rise site in New York died in a freak accident yesterday when a tape measure fell from the building’s 50th floor and hit him on the head. The New York Daily News said that Gary Anderson, 58, was delivering materials to 70 Christopher Columbus Drive, a high-rise building under construction. Police said he stepped out of his lorry but left his hard hat inside. As he walked toward the building a tape measure fell from the belt of a worker on the tower’s top floor. Police said it struck a piece of metal about three metres from the ground and ricocheted into Anderson’s head. Jersey City Public Safety Director James Shea said: “Upon preliminary investigation, it appears to be a very tragic accident,” said Construction work was stopped at the site after the accident. Source: Construction Enquirer Thursday 6th November 2014
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:43:08 +0000