Dive Brief:

• A welder working on a building being erected on John Street in Seattle fell about 50 feet Monday morning, landing unconscious on the ground, according to city officials.
• Witnesses said they did not see a safety harness as the man fell, though a site inspection in April of last year found no violations on the construction site.
• A fire department spokesman said the worker fell about 50 feet from scaffolding on what other workers said was his first day on that job site, and paramedics were performing CPR when he was rushed to a hospital.

Dive Insight:

The spokesman said he expected the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries to look into the accident. OSHA has made protection against falls a national priority and aggressively investigates reports of violations.