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Mason worker falls to his death
The 49-year-old Riverview man slipped off a scaffold at a jobsite in Plant City.
By STAFF WRITER
Published January 13, 2006
TAMPA - A mason worker fell to his death Friday morning while doing a job in a Plant City subdivision, and Hillsborough sheriff's officials are awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine whether a medical problem prompted the 49-year-old man to fall from a scaffold.
Daniel Edward Wiggins, of 12301 Spotswood Drive in Riverview, was taking measurements while walking on a scaffold about 5 feet off the ground. It was 7:43 a.m., and Wiggins was part of an Ace Masonry crew working in the Swiss Creek subdivision.
A foreman with Ace Masonry saw Wiggins walk off the scaffolding, and Wiggins fell to the concrete floor below, said sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter.
Wiggins died at the scene.
"It wasn't that high up, so they're thinking it might have been a heart attack or some other medical issue," Carter said. "But the medical examiner will have to rule on that."
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