Miami Beach Construction Worker Killed

MIAMI BEACH, FL — A construction worker died on Friday afternoon after falling from a Miami Beach construction site. Earlier in the day, a highway inspector died when he fell from an overpass on the Palmetto Expressway. The Miami Beach incident occurred at 35 Street and Collins Avenue.

"Just after 2:15 p.m. we received a 9-1-1 call indicating a male had fallen from a construction site at 35 Street and Collins Avenue," Ernesto Rodriguez of the Miami Beach Police Department told Patch.

Rodriguez said that traffic was being diverted from the area on Friday afternoon.

"Vehicles are encouraged to use alternate routes," Rodriguez added.

He said that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be conducting an investigation into the incident.

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