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OSHA to investigate acrobat fatality at golf tournament

February 2, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, Investigations, Latest News & Views, OSHA news


OSHA investigations aren’t limited to manufacturing and construction. Investigators are looking into a fatality involving an acrobat at a golf tournament dinner.

Jose Angel Vera was performing an aerial stunt about 20 feet above the floor of a large tent at the FBR Open in Scottsdale, AZ.

As he was descending, he fell from the rafters onto the asphalt-covered ground, hitting his head, according to KXNV-TV.

The ground was asphalt.

He was taken to a local hospital where he died about 15 minutes after the incident.

Vera was a member of Aerial Artistry, a five-member acrobatics team. Vera performed acrobatics for 16 years.

OSHA is investigating because Vera was working at the time of the incident — in other words, it’s a workplace accident.

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