By Associated Press - Thursday, June 25, 2020

LAKEVILLE, Minn. (AP) - Authorities have identified a construction worker who died in a fall from a town home site in Lakeville.

According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office, Jose Francisco Cela Guasco, 26, of Minneapolis died of blunt force trauma injuries. He fell Monday from a balcony and died at the scene. His death was ruled an accident.

Lakeville Deputy Chief John Kornmann said safety items, including hard hats, safety harnesses and railings, were in place at the time of the accident.



Lakeville police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.

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