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Worker Identified After 50-Foot Fall From Steelers' Acrisure Stadium Scoreboard; $62K+ Raised
The worker who fell nearly 50 feet from the main scoreboard at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday night, Oct. 25, has been identified as Keith Keller, who remains in critical condition, officials and loved ones announced on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Emergency crews rushed to Acrisure Stadium around 10 p.m. after Keller, who had been installing production equipment, fell from the scoreboard onto a mid-level catwalk, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.
Firefighters and medics reached Keller using a rope system, stabilized him, and lowered him to the ground in a Stokes basket, authorities said in a relea…
PA Stonemason Killed In Tragic Accident, Leaves Behind Fiancée, 3 Children
A Pennsylvania family is mourning the heartbreaking loss of Robert C. Lauyer Jr., a proud union stonemason who was killed in a tragic construction site accident in Bensalem on Tuesday, June 24, according to his obituary from Joseph Levine & Sons Funeral Home and a GoFundMe launched to help his family.
Rob, 38, of Feasterville, was a devoted father and fiancé who loved spending time at home with his partner, Stephanie Lee Smith, and their three children: Brookelyn, Bosston, and Russell. He was a member of the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1 PA/DE and took great pride in his …
PA Contractor, 73, Dies After Falling Through Roof In Bethlehem, Coroner Says
A Pennsylvania contractor was pronounced dead after falling through a roof in Bethlehem Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
Charles T. Irwin, 73, was working on a roof on the 1300 block of Spillman Drive when he fell through it and landed on the ground about 40 feet below, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said in a release.
Irwin, of Reynoldsville in Warsaw Township, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
The incident remains under investigation by the City of Bethlehem Police Department and the Occupational Safety and Health A…