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NASA Worker Falls To His Death On Launch Pad

Posted by Soulskill on from the rest-in-peace dept.

RedEaredSlider writes "Tragedy has struck NASA as the organization announced a space shuttle worker fell to his death at the Endeavour launch pad this morning. NASA said the United Space Alliance worker fell at approximately 7:40 am eastern at the NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A. The launch pad is currently holding the space shuttle Endeavour, which is slated to launch on April 19."

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  1. OSHA may have a field day here by subk · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Where was his harness and shock-cord? I have seen contractors get BIG whammies for letting workers "strap out", and this at only 35ft. This guy should have fallen about eight feet and suffered a cracked rib or two from the shock-cord snapping him a bit, but a fall to the death? At a NASA facility? That would require CCCPish levels of idiocy.

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  2. Re:Why? by linuxgurugamer · · Score: 3, Interesting

    When you investigate any horrific accident, such as an airplane crash, train crash, etc., it always turns out that there wasn't a single cause of it, but rather a confluence of several events/actions which combined led to the tragedy.

    I suspect that the same may be here, as well.