Officials gather at the scene of a personnel lift accident on the Sarasota Military Academy campus Wednesday morning in Sarasota.
HERALD-TRIBUNE ARCHIVE / 2013 / RACHEL O'HARA
Published: Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 11:52 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 12:11 p.m.
SARASOTA - The painter who was killed Wednesday at the Sarasota Military Academy was pinned between the building he was painting and a hydraulic lift.
According to reports, Mitch Phelps, 55, of Sarasota, was working alone, approximately 20-30 feet off the ground.
Two coworkers found Phelps, an employee of Service Painting of Florida, shortly before 10 a.m.
According to reports, he was ?pinned? against the building and appeared ?trapped.?
They were able to lower the machine?s bucket, damaging a temporary chain-link fence, and call 911, according to the Sarasota Police Department.
Police spokeswomen Genevieve Judge said she was not sure if Phelps had been crushed between the lift and the structure.
?That will have to come from the medical examiner,? Judge said.
Phelps was unconscious when taken by ambulance to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, Judge said.
An investigation continues to determine if it was a work-related accident or medical issue.
Representatives of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are looking into the incident.
Daniel Kennedy, headmaster of Sarasota Military Academy, called it ?a very sad situation,? but would not speak about the details of the case.
Police crime scene investigators processed the scene and interviewed witnesses.
Construction will continue as planned.
Source: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20130801/article/130809985
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