NO WORD YET ON THE CAUSE OF A CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT AT THE PRESBYTERIAN RUST MEDICAL CENTER IN RIO RANCHO TUESDAY. TWENTY-ONE FEET OF SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSED FROM THE SIXTH FLOOR JUST BEFORE 1PM, LEAVING ONE WORKER DEAD AND SEVEN OTHERS INJURED. THREE OF THE SEVEN PEOPLE HURT HAVE POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. THE OTHERS ARE BEING TREATED FOR NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
THE RIO RANCHO FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR AT THE WORK SITE, WHERE CONSTRUCTION STARTED LAST NOVEMBER. ALL WORKERS WERE SENT HOME, OSHA NOTIFIED, AND THE SITE CLOSED.
