MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Authorities said a steel plant employee was killed when a beam fell on him in Oakland Park.
Juan Ayala, 58, was pronounced dead at the scene last Thursday at Steel Fabricator LLC, according to a Broward Sheriff’s Office news release.
READ MORE: Johnson & Johnson Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Joining In The Fight Against Global PandemicAyala had been welding an I-beam when it somehow became dislodged and fell on top of him, officials said.
READ MORE: South Florida House Republicans Vote Against President Biden's $1.9 Trillion Pandemic Relief PackageHomicide detectives and officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating the death.
No foul play was immediately suspected.
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