When a construction project goes wrong, the outcomes can truly be horrendous.
, by its very nature, can be very hazardous, to say the least. So much so, in fact, that when it goes wrong, the devastation to life can be horrendous.
Many of the lives lost in the following projects could easily have been avoided. But that's looking back with 20/20 hindsight! It's a sad truth that some of the greatest engineering achievements in history have been paid for with very real blood and tears. Ethics aside let us take a tour through history at some of the deadliest construction projects in history.The following list spans fairly recent history where records are more or less reliable.
Brace yourselves and please note that this list is far from exhaustive and is in no particular order.The memorial to the workers killed during the Willow Island disaster. Source:There are other projects with higher death tolls that could have come in 10th place, but the sheer tragedy of this one puts it above the others in our opinion. Can you imagine an event that kills the entire workforce in one fell swoop!.
eventy-eight men died working on the original dam. Three more died building the third powerhouse, where work started in the late 1960s. In 1984, one more died while hauling dirt along Lake Roosevelt in an effort to stabilize shores near the dam. Tragically, most of the earlier deaths were the result of falling debris from the dam. Today it is one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the United States.
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