Settlement reached in tower collapse wrongful death | Toledo Ohio work injury lawyer

A settlement was recently reached for the wrongful death case of two workers who were killed while on the job.

The two workers were about 40 feet up on a radio tower when a bucket truck that was being operated by an employee of Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co. backed over a guy wire that supported the tower. As a result of one guy wire breaking, another wire failed as well and the tower collapsed. The two men fell to their death depite being correctly tied off to the tower and practicing all fo the proper safety precautions.

Upon further investigation it was found that these deaths were entirely preventable. The driver of the truck admitted that he knew the location of the guy wires that he eventually struck. The driver did not use a spotter while he was backing up, which is company guidelines.

The two cases were settled for $3 million each by the familes of te two who lost their lives.

 
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