The dangers of construction.

There have been several accidents at work as of late. Monday, a man fell from a seventh story scaffold...luckily, he fell only twenty feet, but was still very badly injured and was airlifted to the hospital. Today, carpenters were removing a form, which is like a mold for concrete walls. The forms are monstrously enormous, and it takes great focus and effort for everyone to do their parts. A foreman signaled too early and the crane began to lift it, while a man was still attached. He fell off, which sent the form into a spin, hitting several men and causing a landslide of debris.

Dangers such as these are part of the life of a construction worker. But as an electrician, I must also be mindful of electrocution hazards. Two electricians were killed in less than a year by arc-flash burns...it is sobering to ponder.