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
It’s usually best to just stick with the topic at hand.
@Mespo
No, I think he is who he says he is. Not that I care much one way or the other. If he is a sock puppet, what’s the diff???
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
@mespo
Well then, you are an elitist. That’s not a surprise to me, but it might be something you want to consider if you ever decide to examine your own belief system.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
I’ll take that as a yes on the diploma and yes, if they held themselves out as an expert on something.
@mespo
I don’t know. Not important to me. I wouldn’t think any less of him if that is as far as he went. Would you think less of someone who only had a high school education???
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
@NickS
Well, reminding him about the choice of venue stuff ticked him off, too. I would have given him a few more pointers, but he does not seem receptive to new information. Oh well, what can you do with hard-headed people???
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Squeeky:
Is it true that all hannity has is a high school diploma?
@NickS
I can’t tell the trolls from the sock puppets. I don’t mind replying to either, but first they have to say something worth responding to. . . meow. Anyway, I am up late watching Hannity. They had Ann Coulter on tonight. And Sharon Attkisson, too, after the Cialis commercial.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Forgot the need for adult affirmation from Squeeky and the obsession with one thing. All juvenile traits. Man you are a sharp kid. I hope you use this for something productive when you grow up.
Mespo, you have had comments deleted under our civility rule.
Squeeky, We REALLY struck a nerve w/ that beat down on electrocution. Fragile ego, just like Obama. This is a good time to hit the sack.
Nick,
“I was asked by a woman some time back if this was about me.”
It’s always about you Nick, haven’t you noticed this about yourself yet?
@NickS
Oh, Obama has suffered a reverse metamorphosis from a few years ago. Here is another Irish Poem:
Hit The Silk???
An Irish Poem by Squeeky Fromm
Well, Obama has started to squirm. . .
The result of the rout at mid term.
A reverse for a guy
Who went in “butterfly”
And now leaves the cocoon as a “worm!”
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Squeek,
“I think maybe Mespo is padding the thread so that his little faux pas’s above will be so far upthread, that nobody will read them. How transparent!”
As usual, your demented and overblown view of yourself is laughable.
Mespo, methinks that someone doesn’t like getting some of his own medicine, lol.
A smear campaign. You really want to go there counselor????
Who knows Mespo, life is strange.
mespo be Googling!! I was asked by a woman some time back if this was about me. I found the website and chuckled. No relation. People who grew up where there are many Italians, as did I, know Spinelli is a fairly common name. A Nick Spinelli played football for FSU. No relation. There’s a corporate chef who works for Kraft named Nick Spinelli. He was a chef @ a nice Milwaukee hotel but sold out for bigger bucks and better hours. Can’t blame him. No relation, There are attorneys, docs, plumbers, etc. all named Nick Spinelli. You’re getting creepy and showing your lack of worldliness,
I hope Nick didn’t leave just when we discovered who he really is or purports to be. Great to know it was all a charade. He probably doesn’t even believe all that bs he spews.
Thanks Squeeky but I already found her.
Annie:
Nick being a fictional pi sort of makes sense. Now we can understand all the “cases” he talks about.