STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A construction worker killed in an accident near the Steamboat Ski Area likely died of head trauma.
Routt County Coroner Rob Ryg says that 29-year-old Brady Meier of Hayden died Friday morning. He was hit with a fitting from a pressurized water line, and initial indications are that he died of head trauma.
An autopsy is planned.
Meier was working on a public project to replace a sewer line and prepare for the installation of a Burgess Creek diversion structure. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating.
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Information from: Steamboat Pilot & Today, http://steamboatpilot.com/
Routt County Coroner Rob Ryg says that 29-year-old Brady Meier of Hayden died Friday morning. He was hit with a fitting from a pressurized water line, and initial indications are that he died of head trauma.
An autopsy is planned.
Meier was working on a public project to replace a sewer line and prepare for the installation of a Burgess Creek diversion structure. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating.
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Information from: Steamboat Pilot & Today, http://steamboatpilot.com/
