VERONA, Va. (AP) - The state is investigating the death of a West Virginia man who fell about 30 feet from a water tower in Verona.
Augusta County Fire Battalion Commander Jeff Hurst tells The News Leader (https://bit.ly/1IedLm4 ) that the man fell from a ladder attached to the unfinished water tower at Mill Place Commerce Park.
Augusta County Service Authority deputy executive director Oscar Beasley identified the victim as 47-year-old Gregory Jamison of Franklin, West Virginia.
Jamison was an employee of the authority.
The accident occurred Saturday morning. Beasley says Jamison died on Sunday.
Other details weren’t available.
The Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Safety Compliance Program is investigating the incident.
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Information from: The News Leader, https://www.newsleader.com
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