New details released on death of construction worker at Vt. job site

Published: Sep. 20, 2023 at 2:36 PM EDT|Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT
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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Police have released new details about the death of a worker at a construction site in South Burlington.

South Burlington police say Tuesday at 7:40 a.m. they responded to the job site at 3090 Williston Road for an industrial accident.

A spokesperson for Beta Technologies confirmed it happened at the site of their expansion.

Police say a PC Construction worker had been hit and pinned by construction material that fell from a forklift. They freed him but say he died at the hospital. His name hasn’t been released yet.

Police don’t suspect criminal activity and VOSHA is investigating.

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