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Ironworker Dies, Another Critically Injured in Nine-Story Fall at UChicago Construction Site

The workers were building a cancer research center when high winds caused the fatal incident; OSHA has launched an investigation.

  • The accident occurred around 12:15 p.m. during high winds.
  • Both workers fell from scaffolding approximately nine stories high.
  • One worker died on site, while the other is in critical condition at UChicago Medicine.
  • The construction was for a new cancer research center at the University of Chicago.
  • OSHA has opened an investigation into the incident.
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