UPDATED 12:48 PM EDT Sep 04, 2015
TAUNTON, Mass. (WPRI) —
A construction worker died Friday morning after falling at a construction site in Taunton, the Bristol County district attorney’s office confirms.
The man was doing steel work at the site of future beverage processing plant at the Myles Standish Industrial Complex on Charles Colton Road when the accident occurred at about 8:45 a.m.
Officials said he was working about 40 feet off the ground on part of the structure’s framing when he fell.
The victim – identified as 24-year-old Nicholas Dumont of Pawtucket – died shortly after the fall.
Dumont’s death appears to be an accident, and no foul play is suspected, according to the DA’s office.
No one else was injured. The incident remains under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as well as local and state police
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TAUNTON, Mass. —A 24-year-old worker died after an industrial accident in Taunton on Friday.
Police say the fatal accident happened around 8:42 a.m at the Myles Standish Industrial Complex on Charles Colton Road.
The worker, identified as Nicholas Dumont of Pawtucket, RI, was working about 40 feet off the ground on part of the warehouse's framing when he fell. Dumont suffered traumatic injuries and died shortly after the fall.
The investigation is ongoing, but foul play is not suspected.
Newscenter 5 and WCVB.com will provide updates to the story.