A Construction Worker's Suicide Highlights a Wider Crisis

A construction worker’s suicide in Massachusetts highlights a wider crisis - The Boston Globe

A beloved and respected construction worker in Raynham ended his life, putting a spotlight on the rigors that workers in that industry face.

A Mass. construction worker’s suicide highlights a wider crisis

It has been 10 months since Kimball, at 37, quietly walked into his Raynham bedroom on a chilly Saturday afternoon and died by suicide.

A construction worker's suicide highlights a wider crisis

RAYNHAM, Mass. -- A stack of paint buckets. Trowels nestled along the wall. A hard hat. These items remain, untouched since March 15, in Timothy J. Kimball's backyard work shed.

A Construction Worker’s Suicide Highlights a Wider Crisis - Construction Forum

From The New York Times: A stack of paint buckets. Trowels nestled along the wall. A hard hat. These items remain, untouched since March 15, in Timothy J. Kimball’s backyard work shed. It has been 10 months since Mr. Kimball, at 37, quietly walked into his Raynham, Mass., bedroom on a chilly Saturday afternoon and killed himself. And it is in his work shed where his father, Timothy Kimball, lingers in his only son’s presence. “This is where he’d…