3 workers killed and 2 injured when scaffolding gives way at Texas construction site
- A scaffolding platform collapsed just before 2 a.m. Tuesday at the Port Arthur LNG construction site in Sabine Pass.
- Authorities and construction contractor Bechtel investigate what caused the scaffolding system failure.
- Five construction workers were on the platform when it failed, causing some to fall.
- The incident resulted in three workers killed and two others injured.
- Bechtel immediately suspended all work at the site following the collapse.
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Scaffolding collapse kills 3, injures 2 at Port Arthur site
HOUSTON (KIAH) — A Houston man has died along with two others after scaffolding collapsed at a construction site near Port Arthur. According to reports, two more people were injured. The cause of the scaffolding collapse is still unclear, and the construction contractor has stopped work during the investigation.
3 killed, 2 injured in scaffolding collapse at Texas LNG construction site
Three workers were killed and two others injured in an industrial accident at a Port Arthur LNG construction site in southeast Texas, authorities said. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were dispatched around 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday to the site, located at 3570 S. Gulfway Drive in Port Arthur, following reports of a workplace incident involving employees of engineering and construction company Bechtel. According to the she…
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