BRAZIL, Ind – An accident at a Brazil Business has left one person dead.
On Friday August 2nd Fire Chief Jake Bennett says that they were called out around 2:30 when a man working for an independent contractor was performing work on the roof of Britt Aero and fell.
20-year-old Samuel Stoltzfus of rural Parke County fell 25 feet to the concrete floor below.
He was transported to an Indianapolis Hospital where he later died.
Representatives of Britt Aero issued the following statement:
On August 2, 2019 there was a fatal accident involving an independent contractor. We are deeply saddened by the loss of the contractor at our facility. We have extended our deepest condolences to the family and coworkers.