R.I. Man Killed In Fall At Taunton Construction Site

TAUNTON (CBS) – A worker died Friday morning following an accident at a Taunton construction site.

The accident happened just before 9 a.m. on Charles Colton Road at the Myles Standish Industrial Complex .

The Bristol County District Attorney's office said 24-year-old Nicholas Dumont of Pawtucket, R.I., was working about 40 feet off the ground helping build the framing of a warehouse.

Dumont died shortly after he fell.

No foul play is suspected and Dumont's death appears to have been an accident, the district attorney's officer said.

Members of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have arrived at the construction site to investigate.

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