Winchester man fatally injured in Ohio work-site accident

WINCHESTER, Ind. — A Winchester man's recent death at an Ohio work site is being investigated by federal authorities.

Bradley Fritz, 37, died June 23, two days after being critically injured at an Ohio AES substation under construction near Tipp City in Miami County, Ohio, about 45 miles southeast of Winchester.

Fritz, an employee of Cobalt Civil in Winchester, reportedly fell head first into a hole that was 10 feet deep and less than three feet wide.

After he was pulled from the hole, resuscitation efforts began, but the Randolph County man later died at a Dayton hospital.

Miami County sheriff's deputies and Tipp City EMS personnel responded to the scene.

In a release, officials with AES Ohio said on June 21, "a contractor working for AES Ohio sustained a serious injury that later resulted in a fatality."

"AES Ohio extends its deepest sympathy to the individual’s family and is providing support resources as they grieve the loss of their loved one.”

The fatality is under investigation by the sheriff's department and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Fritz was married and the father of a 7-year-old son.

A GoFundMe account has been established to help the family with expenses.

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Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: Work-site accident results in death of Winchester man