Company Responds after Construction Fatality
Posted/updated on: September 21, 2014 at 8:48 am
TYLER — The management company of a hotel under construction in South Tyler is responding after an accident claimed the life of a worker at the site. The firm is offering its condolences to family of Michael Castillo. In a statement, the company says, “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this difficult time. Safety is a primary concern for all our sites. We are looking into how this event occurred. We will also be taking all precautions to ensure something like this does not happen at this or any of our other properties in the future.”
On Thursday at 12:22 p.m., Tyler police responded to 350 W. Heritage, the future location of the Marriott Residence Inn. Investigators determined that Castillo, 35, of Tyler was exiting out a third floor window into a large wood box container sitting on top of a fork lift. The box became unstable and fell off the fork lift, falling to the ground with Castillo inside. Investigators have notified OSHA of the incident.
