OCEAN CITY- A fatal fall from a construction site early Monday morning has been ruled accidental although the incident is still under investigation by state inspectors.
Around 8:40 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police and EMS responded to a construction site at Philadelphia Ave. and 25th Street for a reported fall. Upon arrival, EMS personnel confirmed an unidentified individual, a 38-year-old male who was a worker on the site, was deceased.
The victim fell from the 4th story of the building under construction while he was working. Detectives from the OCPD Criminal Investigation Division Major Crimes Unit conducted an investigation on the scene. In addition, Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) officials are also conducting an investigation.
Investigators have since determined the fall was accidental. The name of the victim has not been released at this time as investigators attempt to notify the next of kin.