Two construction workers helping to build a new city hall in Farmington were hurt Thursday afternoon when scaffolding they were on gave way, said Farmington Police Chief Brian Lindquist.
Two hurt in construction accident in Farmington
High winds might have caused scaffolding to collapse
December 14, 2007 at 6:00PM
The workers were doing block work on the east side of the two-story building when the scaffolding collapsed and fell into the street just before 1 p.m., Lindquist said.
One man was transported by an ambulance to the hospital. The other drove himself. Several other workers who were on the scaffolding when it went down "were shaken up but not injured," Lindquist said.
No word on what caused the scaffolding to collapse, but winds were gusting at 40 to 44 miles per hour at the time of the accident, Lindquist said.
The new city hall is being built at 3rd and Spruce Streets at a cost of $9.1 million. The two-story building with 42,200 square feet is set to open in May or June.
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