Tuesday, April 14, 2015

WORKER DIES AFTER 36-FOOT FALL FROM FORKLIFT AT NEW BRAUNFELS CONSTRUCTION SITE IN TEXAS




MARCH 31, 2015

NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS (KXAN)

A 41-year-old man died Tuesday after falling about 36 feet from a forklift at a construction site for the Creekside Way Apartments.

Police say Victor Echartea-Medina, of San Antonio, was unloading several five-gallon buckets of paint onto the fourth floor of the building about 11:30 a.m. while standing on a platform at the end of a large forklift. The platform became unstable and Echartea-Medina fell from the forklift.

Echartea-Medina was responsive when New Braunfels Fire and EMS workers arrived, but died from his injuries about 20 minutes later after being taken to Resolute Health Hospital.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified and officials are currently investigating the incident.