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50-Foot Fall Through IMAX Theater Ceiling In Pennsylvania Kills Florida Contractor: Coroner 50-Foot Fall Through IMAX Theater Ceiling In Pennsylvania Kills Florida Contractor: Coroner
50-Foot Fall Through Imax Theater Ceiling In Pennsylvania Kills Florida Contractor: Coroner A Florida contractor was killed after plunging approximately 50 feet through a ceiling while working on renovations inside an IMAX theater, the Berks County Coroner’s Office announced on Wednesday, May 6. Robert R. Franklin, 71, of Celebration, Florida, was identified as the victim after emergency crews were called to the theater in the City of Reading at 11:36 a.m., according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. Franklin was working above the ceiling as an independent contractor during theater renovations when he fell through a drop ceiling, falling about 50 feet, the coroner’s off…

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Worker Killed In Catonsville Trench Collapse Leaves Behind Newborn Son Worker Killed In Catonsville Trench Collapse Leaves Behind Newborn Son
Worker Killed In Catonsville Trench Collapse Leaves Behind Newborn Son A construction worker killed in a trench collapse in Catonsville last week leaves behind a young wife and a newborn son, according to his family. First responders from the Baltimore County Fire Department rushed to the 500 block of Academy Road shortly before noon on Friday, February 28, after two workers became trapped at an active construction site, officials said. Crews worked for hours to extract the men, but one of them, identified by his family as Wilmer Mendieta Barzallo, did not survive. Now, his loved ones are rallying to raise funds to cover his funeral expenses and transport his…

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by Zak Failla
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Construction Worker Takes Fatal 9-Story Fall In Pittsburgh: Officials Construction Worker Takes Fatal 9-Story Fall In Pittsburgh: Officials
Construction Worker Takes Fatal 9-Story Fall In Pittsburgh: Officials A construction worker fell from the scaffolding on the exterior of the ninth floor of a building in Pittsburgh on Thursday, May 30, officials with the office of public safety announced later that morning. The worker fell from the building that was under construction in the 400 block of Melwood Avenue in the North Oakland neighborhood just before 8 a.m., according to PPS. Pittsburgh Police, Fire, and EMS were called to the scene where the man pronounced dead at 8:01 a.m. after suffering "grave injuries," officials said. PPS also released the following statement reading in part: "Pittsburgh…

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by Jillian Pikora