Updated at: 11/03/2009 3:00 PM
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Construction Worker Dies At Texas Roadhouse Site
The construction worker who died from injuries sustained at the Texas Roadhouse construction site has been identified as 31-year-old Robert Gotschall of Mentor, Ohio. Gotschall worked for Roth Painting LLC of Bellaire, Ohio.
Police say evidence suggests the man fell.
The Duluth Fire Department responded to the call at 1101 Mall Drive at 5:41 p.m. on Saturday evening. Assistant Fire Chief Eric Simonson says when the crew arrived, they found the man at the bottom of an interior stairwell, which led to the roof. Simonson says the man was unconscious, not breathing, and had no pulse.
Simonson says the man was taken to St. Mary's Hospital by ambulance, and firefighters performed CPR all the way to the hospital.
Duluth Police Deputy Chief John Byer says the man was pronounced dead at the hospital. Byer says all evidence in this case is consistent with a fall. Simonson says there was no indication of foul play at the scene.
Duluth Police are investigating the incident. Stay tuned to Eyewitness News and WDIO.com for more details in this developing story.
