45 Years Ago Today, the Deadliest Construction Accident in U.S. Killed 51

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Insurance Journal - Apr 27, 2023

It was 45 years ago today that a huge scaffold system collapsed inside a cooling tower under construction at a West Virginia power plant, sending 51 workers tumbling to their deaths 170 feet below. Eleven members of one family were …...

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