TAMPA, Fla. — A construction worker died from his injuries after an estimated 3,000-pound concrete slab landed on top of him Friday morning, according to the sheriff's office.
The incident happened just before 6:45 a.m. at Port Tampa Bay, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
It's believed that workers were moving the concrete slab as part of a seawall replacement project when the material broke off, fell and landed on the 27-year-old man.
He was listed in critical condition at the hospital but later died.
The sheriff's office says the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is tasked with investigating what happened.
Port Tampa Bay released this statement following the news of the worker's death Friday morning:
Port Tampa Bay is deeply saddened by the loss of life at berth 268 this morning. Our port will work with the construction company who employed the individual and local agencies, as well as OSHA, to investigate.