Woman Dies in Deer Park Industrial Accident | |
Last Edited: Thursday, 18 Dec 2008, 5:42 PM CST | |
Created: Thursday, 18 Dec 2008, 4:25 PM CST | |
DEER PARK, Texas — A woman falls approximately 100 feet to her death in an accident at a Deer Park industrial site.
The falling accident took place at approximately 11 a.m. Thursday at a Shell Oil refinery at the 5700 block of State Highway 225. The woman, who was a subcontractor with the company, was walking with a male contractor on a platform between 15 and 20 feet in size. The contractor suggested she try to cross an opening on the platform. After she lost her balance, the woman fell to the ground head first and died at the industrial site, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. |