Wednesday, April 15, 2015

NC STATE EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH BY SCISSOR LIFT IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. HE DID NOT HAVE HEAD PROTECTION.





APRIL 15, 2015

RALEIGH, NC (WTVD)

State officials say a Department of Administration employee who was badly hurt in an accident Monday at the State Archives building in downtown Raleigh has died.

Hal Rue and another worker were using a scissor lift to reach an exterior light when it topped over on him.  He suffered severe head injuries because he was not wearing head protection.


"All employees of the NC Department of Administration are saddened to hear of Hal Rue's death.  He was a strong, dedicated and sincere man. Our deepest sympathies go out to his widow and family during this time. We ask folks to join us by keeping the Rue family in their thoughts and prayers," said Secretary of Administration Bill Daughtridge in a statement.

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RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) 
A state employee is fighting for his life after suffering severe head trauma while setting up a lift at the State Archives building in downtown Raleigh Monday.

A spokesperson for the NC Department of Administration says two maintenance employees were working on an exterior light when a scissor lift toppled over, injuring one of the workers.  He was not wearing head protection.


State Capitol police officers already on duty at the State Archives performed CPR on the man before paramedics arrived.

At last report, he was in the intensive care unit at WakeMed.


The North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the cause of the accident.


The incident follows a scaffolding collapse in recent weeks in downtown Raleigh that claimed the life of three construction workers.