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Contractor dies after falling from scaffold, Murfreesboro police say
A man hired to work on a gazebo in the backyard of a Murfreesboro home died Thursday after falling from a scaffold, detectives with the Murfreesboro Police Department said.
The incident happened at a home being built in the 1400 block of Avellino Circle in the Mirabella subdivision off Northfield Boulevard, police said.
Police said Jose Ortiz Hernandez, 56, of Antioch, was unresponsive when his nephew found him that evening. Hernandez, an independent contractor, was working on the gazebo alone and his nephew came to give him a ride home a little after 8 p.m., investigators said.
MURFREESBORO ACCIDENT: Construction worker dies after falling off scaffold Mar 14, 2021 at 10:39 am by WGNS
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – An independent contractor working on a gazebo in the backyard of a Murfreesboro home died after falling from a scaffold on Thursday, March 11th, according to police detectives.
56-Year old Jose Ortiz Hernandez of Antioch, was found unresponsive by his nephew who came to give him a ride home around 8:11 p.m.
The accident happened at a newly constructed home in the 1400 block Avellino Circle near Pitts Lane in Murfreesboro. Hernandez was working on the gazebo alone.
When officers arrived, personnel with the Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department were attempting to perform life-saving measures. Hernandez was not able to be resuscitated and was later pronounced dead.