COLUMBIA — Larry Embley Jr. was removing metal roofing from the IBM Building at 2810 LeMone Industrial Blvd. when he unhooked the tangled safety equipment that connected him to the roof, according to a release from Design Metal, a company working at the site.
Construction worker unhooked safety equipment before fatal fall
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | 6:37 p.m. CDT;
updated 10:59 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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