Alexis Knight Missing, Indianapolis, Police asking for the public’s help in locating a 23-year-old woman; According to the latter, this would not be the first time that there have been falling objects on this construction site.
“I was told that there were deficiencies in the organization of work, since this is not the first time that objects have fallen,” said the union representative.
The prevention program of the Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work (CNESST) is not always applied, according to what was reported to Félix Ferland.
“There are movers walking around the job site on occasion, not trained, with no personal protective equipment. Apparently, toilets are hard to keep clean. As trivial as it may seem, it is often an element that reflects the management of health and safety,” he gave as an example.
In order to secure the construction site, union representatives are demanding safety nets against falling objects and debris, similar to those that allegedly cost Vito Fundaro his life on Wednesday.
“These are rope nets that are installed directly on the structure of the building and are carried outwards so that, when falls occur, the materials simply fall into the nets and prevent them from shattering on the ground,” explained Simon Lévesque, responsible for occupational health and safety at FTQ-Construction.
A lengthy investigation
When TVA Nouvelles visited on Thursday afternoon, the condominium tower construction site near Square Phillips was still closed.
The CNESST investigation has just begun, and Magil Construction has promised to offer its full cooperation.
Vito Fundaro was a young 26-year-old subcontractor who died, possibly crushed by a beam or formwork materials, on Wednesday morning around 11:15 a.m.
The heavy objects would have fallen from the 61st floor during a crane maneuver.
Acquaintances and friends of the victim paid tribute to him on social media.
TVA Nouvelles contacted relatives and members of his family who declined interview requests given the extremely painful context.
