MENTOR, Ohio — A 53-year-old man has died after falling approximately 20 feet from an extension lift while it was being lowered amid work at the Hendricks Road bridge in Mentor last week.
A press release from Mentor city officials Tuesday morning says the employee of Beaver Excavating was painting the bridge at the time of the incident, which happened May 11 at 10:56 p.m.
“It appears that the door to the occupant area opened unexpectedly, and he was not wearing a safety harness at the time,” according to a press release from the city of Mentor.
Upon arrival, first responders reportedly found the man -- identified as Raul Perez -- “in cardiac arrest with major head injuries.” He was given care at the scene before being transported to a hospital.
Perez was later pronounced dead.
“OSHA was contacted and responded to the scene to begin an investigation,” according to the press release from the city of Mentor.
No additional details were immediately available, but stay with 3News as we will update this story if more information is released.
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