On January 2, 2023 three construction workers were killed in uptown Charlotte, NC during a work place accident on East Morehead Street.
The workers were on the construction site of an apartment building. And around 9 a.m. the scaffolding that the 3 construction workers were standing on collapsed. The workers were high up at 70 feet when the platform came crashing down. The 3 employees were killed on the scene by the fall.
2 more construction workers were hurt and taken to the hospital, but those 2 survived. It is not clear what company the construction workers were employed with, and it is not clear who the victims are at this time.
OSHA and the NC Department of Labor will evaluate the construction site, and there will likely be violations, penalties, and fines.
Already in 2023 a 5-year-old girl was shot and killed in Charlotte.
In fact, 4 people total were killed on New Year’s Day 2023 in Charlotte.
