Investigation Continues in Scaffolding Collapse that Killed Three Workers
Workers were dismantling scaffolding at a Raleigh, N.C., construction site when it collapsed, sending metal and men crashing to the ground.
Tragedy struck at the Charter Square building in downtown Raleigh, N.C., when scaffolding that was being dismantled collapsed on March 23. Three workers died at the scene. A fourth worker, Elmer Guevara, landed on top of a portable toilet – which apparently helped break his fall. He is in serious condition in the hospital with multiple injuries.
The victims have been identified as 41-year-old Jose Erasmo Hernandez, of Durham, N.C.; 33-year-old Jose Luis Lopez-Ramirez, of Clinton, N.C.; and 33-year-old Anderson Almeida, of Durham.
