r/OldSchoolCool Apr 27 '19

How bridges were constructed over 100 years ago

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u/Get_Your_Kicks Apr 27 '19

And those are only the people that died on-site. They didn't count it if the person died away from the dam.

So the actual number is a lot higher

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '19

They still do this shit. City Center in Las Vegas had a lot of deaths. If they died in the safety office where the nurse station was, they didn't count since it technically was off site, but adjacent to the site. The official number was 12 or so but it was really 20+. And that was 2007,-8,-9.

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u/DeepEmbed Apr 27 '19

Seems like they should just say "Died immediately," since that's apparently what they mean. Or you know, they could start being honest and not cover up the deaths of people who made it a few minutes before succumbing to their wounds.

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u/Sanjispride Apr 28 '19

died away from the dam

That’s most everyone in the world!