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Fatal Accident at Southwestern High School

Tue, 05 Aug 2014 10:37:26 CDT
A construction worker was killed Monday when he fell from the gym roof at Southwestern High School.

According to Macoupin County Coroner, Brad Targhetta, 33 year old Jason Dye of Beecher City, IL, was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:07pm.

Reportedly, the man was working on the roof when the fall occured. He worked for Midstate Construction and Roofing Company of Beecher City.

The Department of Labor/OSHA is investigating the incident.

Medora Ambulance and the Macoupin County Sheriff‘s Office also responded to the scene.