Worker severely injured after scaffolding falls on his head at new Atlanta Falcons stadium site

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

JOHN SPINK

A man is being treated for a “severe head injury” after metal scaffolding fell on him at the construction site for the new Atlanta Falcons stadium, officials said.

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The incident occurred on the east side of the new stadium construction site.

The worker suffered a severe head injury, officials said.

A construction worker was being treated for a severe head injury Wednesday after metal scaffolding fell on him at the site of the new Atlanta Falcons stadium, officials said.

The incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Mangum and Mitchell streets, under a concrete structure on the east side of the new stadium site.

Two long pieces of scaffolding could be seen lying on the ground, and witnesses told Channel 2 Action News that several pieces of the scaffolding had fallen on the injured worker. That worker’s identity was not immediately released.

Atlanta police spokeswoman Officer Kim Jones said the man suffered a severe head injury, but further details were not available. Jennifer LeMaster, spokeswoman for the Georgia World Congress Center, whose police force is now the lead agency investigating the scaffolding accident, said she had no additional information.

Officials with the Atlanta Falcons did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Officials broke ground last May on the Falcons’ new stadium, which is going up on a site just south of the current Georgia Dome. Construction is expected to be completed in time for the 2017 football season.
Source:http://www.ajc.com