Friday, June 23, 2017

Construction worker Brian Wood, 45, of Linn Creek, Mo. died after he fell 20-25 feet out of a wooden box that was being lifted up by a forklift at the Boulder Inn & Suites in Fort Madison, IA








Construction worker dies after falling at FM motel 



Fort Madison, Iowa
 
June 22, 2017

A construction worker that fell Wednesday afternoon while working at a Fort Madison motel was later pronounced dead at Fort Madison Community Hospital.

The victim of the fall has been identified as Brian Wood, 45, of Linn Creek, Mo.


At about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Madison firefighters and police emergency first responders were called to Boulder Inn & Suites, 4901 Ave. O, Fort Madison. Officers found Wood on the ground near the north end of the building.

According to a press release issued Thursday evening, a witness reported Wood fell out of a wooden box that was being lifted up by a forklift. Wood fell approximately 20 to 25 feet.