Dive Brief:
- The Seattle construction site where a worker plunged 50 feet from scaffolding on Monday and died at a hospital was the scene of another accident Wednesday.
- The new accident was less serious, with officials saying the worker was expected to recover from injuries he suffered when a sharp grinder wheel flew up and became lodged in his cheek.
- The man who died Monday, an iron worker, has been identified as Aaron Adair, 34.
Dive Insight:
The building contractor is SRM Development LLC, based in Spokane, Wash. The company says on its website that the project, known as 101 Taylor, has finished concrete pours and is in the phase of exterior cladding and roofing and interior finishes for completion in July. The state said it is investigating the circumstances of Adair's death.