Orange County restaurant employee dies after falling off ladder

· Yahoo News

An employee of a restaurant in Orange County died on Saturday after he fell off a ladder, according to authorities.

The incident was reported at about 7:52 a.m. on the 3300 block of Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, according to Costa Mesa Police and Fire Rescue.

Authorities said the employee, identified only as a 32-year-old man, fell from a roof while climbing down a ladder.

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He suffered severe head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities didn’t say which restaurant he worked for. His identity has not yet been released.

According to police, officers do not believe this is a suspicious death, and it’s being investigated as an accident.

No additional details were immediately made available.

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