Ironworker Dies, Another Critically Injured in Nine-Story Fall at UChicago Construction Site

The workers were building a cancer research center when high winds caused the fatal incident; OSHA has launched an investigation.

The accident occurred around 12:15 p.m. during high winds.
Both workers fell from scaffolding approximately nine stories high.
One worker died on site, while the other is in critical condition at UChicago Medicine.
The construction was for a new cancer research center at the University of Chicago.
OSHA has opened an investigation into the incident.