A 29-year-old female cement finisher fell 165 feet (50 meters) to her death from a high-rise office complex under construction. The victim was working on the 13th floor, patching holes and rough spots in the cement. At lunchtime, she and a co-worker called for the hoist to bring them down. While waiting, the woman put her hands in her pocket and leaned against the safety gate across the hoist entrance. It gave way, and the woman fell to the ground. It could not be determined why the gate came open. Each gate is locked, through a U-shaped latch, and the hoist operator […]