Worker Killed, Others Hurt as Scaffolding Falls
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From Times Wire Reports
Scaffolding collapsed at an apartment construction site in Nashville, killing one worker and trapping another while others jumped off the five-story structure, officials said.
Five other workers also were injured, two seriously. The trapped worker, who was critically injured, was pinned under the metal scaffolding for about an hour before rescue crews could free him.
One witness said workers were apparently trying to dismantle the scaffolding.
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