Vol. 72/No. 26      June 30, 2008

On June 15, Timothy Mackinnon, 45, was standing on a ladder when he came into contact with a high-voltage line.

Three days earlier, three workers were injured when they were forced to jump off a crane they were working on to avoid being hit by falling equipment from another crane.

According to a written statement from the contractor, Manhattan Construction, the latest incident occurred as the workers were assembling a crane. A cable connector “failed,” which allowed cables and other parts to fall.

The death of Mackinnon is the fourth major safety disaster during construction of the $1.1 billion stadium. In August, a worker was injured after being struck with crane cables.

There have been more than 170 injuries reported at the stadium site since construction began in 2006. Twenty injuries were reported in May alone. About 1,400 people work on the stadium.

On June 11, Omar Wray, 37, was killed at a construction site near the Stoneleigh Hotel in Dallas when a crane hook fell on him.
 
 
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