A bizarre tragedy has struck at a construction site in New Jersey where Gary Anderson, 58, was hit and killed by a falling tape measure from 50 stories above. The one-pound tape measure came off a construction worker and hit Anderson who had just stopped to speak with another worker in a pick up truck.
The implausibility of the accident was magnified by the fact that the tape measure first dislodged from the belt of the worker and then hit construction equipment some 10 feet off the ground — only to ricochet and hit Gary Anderson.
There were so many factors in the chain of events that had to occur precisely to produce this result from a brief chat to the angle of the ricochet.
Obviously, there was negligence in the loss of the tape measure but the danger of falling objects is a long-standing danger for construction sites. Moreover, Anderson was not wearing a hard hat — a basic safety requirement at all such sites. Anderson worked for an independent trucking company delivering product for Charlotte, N.C. based National Gypsum. He was delivering sheet rock.
The absence of the hard hat would make a lawsuit difficult, though there can be recovery under worker’s compensation for the family.
Source: NJ
The only emotion for me is curiosity? Why would anybody believe a word you say?
You got beat, counselor. Good attorneys know when to let it go. When I had devastating video evidence, the really good plaintiff’s attorneys would simply say, “No questions your honor.” They wanted to have the jury move on from what they just saw ASAP. The ham n’ eggers would just dig a deeper hole by asking stupid questions, aggravating the jury and burying their client even deeper. You got your ass kicked here. There’s nothing wrong w/ it. We all get our ass kicked sometimes. I would teach my players to assess what they did wrong, and then let it go. We got another game tomorrow. You let your anger get the best of you overplayed your hand. It’s an emotional time.
Squeeky:
You, the birther, think you have any credibility? That’s the real humor around here.
@NickS
I know. One of my friends does it part-time for extra money. She used to do it a lot while we were in college. Now, she has a good job, but there are still 3 or 4 that she “disciplines” just because the money is sooo good. Plus, I think she actually likes it, even though she says she doesn’t.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Was that case before or after you found Amelia Erhart and discovered where they buried Hoffa? I forgot amid all your exploits. Looking forward to your proving the existence of extraterrestrials.
@NickS
What is really bizarrre, is that after Mespo gets corrected, Annie plows right in with the same mistake! I mean if they don’t believe me, that is OK. But I did provide them a link so they could check it out on their own. Head, meet brick wall!
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Squeeky, Some guys pay good money to be spanked. To each their own.
Self proclaimed victories are the most fleeting kind.
Squeeky, Here’s the kicker. EVERYONE knows what I meant. All of the medical records on this plaintiff, who was alive, albeit sans package, said “electrocution.” There were photos I took a glance at. WHOA!! Good attorneys don’t play little games like this. But, even the ham n’ eggers who play “gotcha” at least usually have their facts correct.
@NickS
I feel kind of bad, giving him two spankings in one night. But I tried to tell him nicely the first time and he was mean to me. Sooo, I just pulled down his britches and tanned his bottom. Darned, if he didn’t like it and come back for more! 🙂
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Squeeky, Too many lawyers think they know it all. Here’s the thing, even after we busted him on this chicken crap, he’ll come back even more smug. Kinda like Obama!
Squeeky, Ham n’ egger barristers are famous for nit picking. He obviously relied on one source and got busted. Anyone w/ smarts knows there are multiple sources for definitions, the Oxford dictionary being a big one. Being a wonderful wordsmith, that would be something you know well. A sad man, trying to make himself feel relevant and exposing his own pettiness instead. The cultists do seem to be moving between denial and anger over yesterday’s result. We know, that’s what all this nastiness is about. They don’t understand that yet.
Electro and execute = Electrocute, that the original meaning of the word. To execute a living thing is to kill it.
@NickS
That is two things that I taught Mespo just tonight. If he would listen to you and me more often, I bet there is a lot that we could teach him!
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
New trolls w/ the same word structures.
@mespo
Once again, you just confirm what I said. Notice that little link thingy to a dictionary that I provided??? The one that said “INJURE or kill”??? Notice how I used the word “also”??? Sooo, if you find one that says electrocute says “kill” and I find one that says “injure or kill” then the word can mean “INJURE” also.
You are embarrassing yourself here.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Squeeky and I used the Oxford dictionary definition. Case closed.
Nick,
“Lived a fascinating life. Some are threatened and intimidated by it. Secure folks appreciate it.”
And your ability to always remind us of this while failing to convince is epic.
Electrocute: To kill OR INJURE by electrical shock. Get a life and some cases.
Of course, you’re wrong again Squeeky.
elec·tro·cute verb \i-ˈlek-trə-ˌkyüt\
: to kill (a person or animal) by electric shock
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
You never fail to delight.