Dade City Man Dies in St. Pete Bulldozer Accident

A 27-year-old Dade City man is dead following an accident on a St. Petersburg construction site Wednesday morning.

According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, officers were called to 10980 Oak St. N.E. around 10 a.m. An apartment complex is under construction at that location. When officers arrived, they found Justin H. Smith of Dade City dead at the scene.

Smith, who works for API Services, was standing behind the bulldozer when it backed up, police said. The bulldozer’s driver, Albert Kimball, 37, was not injured but was taken to Tampa General Hospital after the accident for precautionary reasons, the police department noted.

“There were approximately 20 workers on the site at the time, including his brother,” the agency wrote in an email to media.

Kimball works for Central Site Development.

Police say no charges will be filed in the accident. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration is investigating the death, the police department added.

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