A worker who was fatally injured at Tampa International Airport last week was struck by a piece of heavy equipment that fell from a track, according to news reports.
Authorities said Cesar Hernandez Donu, 29, of Seffner, Florida, was working on a shuttle guideway renovation project early Wednesday morning when a track hoe fell and landed on him, the Tampa Bay Times and other outlets .
The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority is working with Johnson-Laux Construction to investigate what happened, the authority said in a statement. Hernandez Donu was employed by RWH Construction Services, a Tampa roadway contractor, and was considered a good worker, his obituary noted.
The man was born in Mexico and was a member of a Catholic church in Seffner. He was married and had two daughters.
The $61 million airport project began more than a year ago and is aimed at refurbishing shuttles that move people around the airport, ENR Southeast .
The Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims shows that RWH Construction was part of six contested workers’ compensation claims in the last 11 years. Johnson-Laux had one contested injury claim, in 2016.
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