Roofer killed in Allentown cathedral fall is identified; OSHA investigates
OSHA said Tuesday it is investigating the death of roofer Charles M. Diirner, 43, of Ephrata, who fell a day earlier from the roof of the Cathedral Church of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown. (FRANK WARNER / THE MORNING CALL)
Frank Warner Of The Morning Call Roofer who died in St. Catharine Cathedral fall is identified; OSHA investigates
ALLENTOWN — The Lehigh County coroner's office on Tuesday identified the roofer who was killed Monday afternoon in a 30-foot fall from the roof of the Cathedral Church of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday it is investigating the death.
Charles M. Diirner, 43, of Ephrata, Lancaster County, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest about an hour after the 5:35 p.m. fall from the roof at 18th and Turner streets.
Diirner reportedly landed on his head and had no pulse when Allentown EMS paramedics arrived. He was rushed by ambulance to the LVH trauma center.