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Downtown construction near-miss prompts DBI review request
Summary
A downtown pedestrian nearly was struck by an 8-foot steel flagpole that fell from rigging at a Malcolm Drilling site, prompting a public commenter to ask the Building Inspection Commission to investigate site safety protocols and for staff follow-up.
Connor Moore told the Building Inspection Commission that on Aug. 30 an 8-foot schedule-40 steel flagpole attached to a Malcolm Drilling rig fell into a busy pedestrian area at First and Mission, narrowly missing him.
“My wife and I… it came down sort of like a spear,” Moore said, describing photos he provided to the commission and saying site staff initially ignored his pleas for assistance. He…
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