Authorities have released the identity of a construction worker who was struck by a falling sign in Pigeon Forge, TN.
Ancelmo Velazquez Rivera, 48, of Morristown, died Thursday.
The
Pigeon Forge Police Department is investigating the incident and has
notified the Tennessee Occupational Safety Administration, according to a
PFPD news release Thursday.
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PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) -
A man working at a construction site on the parkway in Pigeon Forge on Thursday died after he was struck by a falling sign.
Crews were working on Kinkaku Japanese Steakhouse at 3152 Parkway when the incident occurred. The man was rushed to the hospital after the incident. His identity is not being released until his family is notified.
The man said he leaves behind three children under the age of 10. She said he had been in the construction business for "quite some time."
The Pigeon Forge Police Department is investigating the incident and the Tennessee Occupational Safety Administration was notified. TOSHA said they have an investigator on the way to the scene to determine what happened.
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Falling sign kills construction worker in Pigeon Forge, police say
The identity of the man will not be released until it's confirmed and his family has been notified.
Author: WBIR
May 17, 2018
A construction worker died Thursday after a sign struck him while he was working on a site in Pigeon Forge, according to Pigeon Forge Police.
The police department said it's investigating the incident and the Tennessee Occupational Safety Administration has been notified.
Authorities on scene told Channel 10 that it happened in the plaza that includes Papa John's, Chocolate Monkey, Four Sisters Old Time Photo, Shoneys, and Kinkaku Japanese Steak House on the 3100 block of the Parkway.
WBIR
The sign investigators say fell was for Kinkaku Japanese Steak House.
The identity of the man will not be released until it's confirmed and his family has been notified.
Police are not able to release any more information at this time.