Rincon Hill luxury tower construction project gets off to a shaky start

Four injured, one seriously injured

Bay City News Service

July 21, 2006

One of the four people hurt in an industrial accident at a construction site in San Francisco's South of Market district this morning suffered "fairly serious" injuries after a piece of scaffolding failed and they fell between 8 and 12 feet, according to San Francisco fire Lt. Mindy Talmadge.

Three other workers sustained minor injuries that nonetheless warranted hospitalization, Talmadge said.

The accident took place around 10:45 a.m. at the One Rincon Hill apartment towers project, which is in the early stages of construction at 425 First St.

All work at the site has been halted for the rest of the day and the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified, Talmadge said.

The incident marked the first time the San Francisco Fire Department has been called to this construction site, she added. Talmadge said supervisors at the site told her there had been only minor accidents at the site so far.

Two of the injured workers are subcontractors with Bovis and the other two are subcontractors for Webcor, she said.

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