Construction Accidents: Construction Accident Kills a Worker

Thomas Canfield, 28, from Woodstock, New York, fell 30 feet from a roof on Saturday morning. Canfield landed on his back and was said to be bleeding from his ears, unconscious, and struggling to breathe when police arrived. Canfield was declared dead at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, soon after his family had arrived at the hospital. He was employed by AD Builders of Albany, N.Y.

Construction Accident Kills Worker

Fairfield Assistant Fire Chief George Gomola said that this is the second construction accident of this type to occur in the construction of a modular home in less than a year. "We had the building official and the representative from OSHA on the scene. And their best guess right now is that he may have slipped on some plastic covering from the roofing materials or the sticky material on the back of the shingles," added Gomola. OSHA has been contacted to investigate the accident.