Both workers rescued after scaffolding collapses at Sacramento mass-timber complex

By Jake Goodrick
The Sacramento Bee
February 18, 2026
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: United States, US West

SACRAMENTO, California — Two workers were rescued by emergency crews Wednesday after they were left dangling outside the upper floors of an eight-story midtown high-rise at 15th and Q streets. Firefighters responded to 1430 Q St., a the mass-timber complex with ground-floor businesses. Sacramento Fire Department spokesperson Capt. Justin Sylvia said… said the scaffolding supporting the workers collapsed on one side, leaving it tilted at a roughly 45-degree angle. “It looks like one end of their scaffolding had some type of failure that went down,” he said. The workers were installing a protective netting on the side of the building when the scaffolding malfunctioned, Costamagna said, with authorities suspecting an issue with either the motor or braking system. …The building was completed in 2020 and is uniquely one of the tallest cross-laminated timber high-rises in the US. The incident was expected to be reviewed by Cal-OSHA, the state’s occupation safety agency.

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