OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives and authorities with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating a fatal industrial accident that left a man dead in Oakland Park last week.
The incident was reported shortly before noon Thursday at Steel Fabricators LLC located at 721 E. Prospect Road.
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According to authorities, the victim, Juan Ayala, 58, of Miami Gardens, was welding an I-beam when it somehow became dislodged and fell on him.
BSO deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue personnel responded to the business and Ayala was pronounced dead at the scene.
A representative with the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office also responded to the scene, and Ayala’s body was transported to the ME’s office for a post-mortem examination.
No foul play is suspected.