Falling steel beams, a scaffolding collapse and a fatal hit and run in a work zone have left multiple workers injured or dead across Madison construction sites in 2026.
On Jan. 31 a Findorff contracted construction worker fell 40 to 50 feet when a steel beam from the Wisconsin History Center fell through several floors at the site. Another worker was trapped underneath a separate beam for almost an hour due to the incident.
This was not the last beam to fall under Findorff, however. On May 18 a steel brace from Monona Terrace, built by Findorff, fell on Joyce Robertson-Hoyt’s car while she was driving through the parking structure of the building…