Dive Brief:

• A construction worker who fell more than 40 feet from a bridge being built over the Mississippi River was wearing a safety harness, but it was not secured properly, the Winona County, Wis., Sheriff's Department said.
• The 19-year-old employee of Ames Construction fell Wednesday morning from the Interstate 90 bridge on the Wisconsin-Minnesota border while a concrete-pouring framework was being removed and a handrail had been removed, deputies said.
• The man's condition had not been released.

Dive Insight:

The tragic accident appears to be the kind of incident that Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials are trying to prevent nationwide with an inspection focus on fall hazards at construction sites. Falls are a leading cause of deaths among construction workers.