Coroner identifies worker killed in fall at Las Vegas construction site
Updated: Sep 26, 2017 12:26 PM EST
Written by Brenda YahmLAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
Medical examiners have identified a man killed in a fall at a construction site Monday morning.
According to the Clark County Coroner's Office, 46-year-old Russell Anthony Tracy died in the incident.
A spokesperson from the Clark County Fire Department said the worker was sandblasting pipes in the area of Jonathan Drive and Las Vegas Boulevard, near St. Rose Parkway. After the work was completed, the worker returned the area for unknown reasons, and fell at least 20-feet down into a hole, a Clark County Fire Department official said. The worker appeared to have died on impact, officials said.
OSHA and Metro police were investigating the incident. An OSHA spokesperson said fatality investigations can take from two to six months to complete.
Further details were not immediately released.
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UPDATE SEPT. 26: The Clark County coroner has identified the worker as 46-year-old Russell Anthony Tracy of Las Vegas. His cause of death is pending.
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- A worker has died after falling into a manhole at a construction site Monday.
The incident occurred before noon at the site located at Jonathan Drive and Las Vegas Boulevard, north of St. Rose Parkway.
The Clark County Fire Department reported a sewer line was being installed when the worker fell about 20 feet into the manhole and died as a result. There was only space for one person where he fell.
The incident is being investigated by Las Vegas police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.