Fatal fall: Carpentry firm cited for letting rooftop workers be untethered
The state cited a Mississippi carpentry firm after one of its untethered employees fell to his death from the roof of the historic Butcher Shop Building, 99-105 S. Front. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
A state agency also finds that a carpentry subcontractor inappropriately used an automotive winch to lift and lower wood beams, columns, joists and decking from the roof of the historic Butcher Shop Building.
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Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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