The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified the Hilton Orlando employee who died after Fire Rescue found him trapped under an industrial-sized dryer as 30-year-old Aurelius Katinde.Detectives believe his death was accidental, OCSO said in a Friday afternoon update.The federal agency OSHA confirmed to WESH 2 that its investigating what went wrong Thursday night at the hotel in Orlando’s tourist district. “I have not seen a situation like this where, you know, someone would, would end up under a dryer, in a hotel setting,” Attorney Hank Hornsby said. “Something doesn’t add up to me.”Hornsby is a Central Florida personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney. “The employer has a responsibility to go ahead and report any fatalities on a job site like this to OSHA,” Hornsby explained.Hornsby said OSHA will examine “the location, photographs taken, interviews taken, of potential witnesses, supervisors, other employees that might be aware of the situation.”WESH 2 requested on Friday but did not receive the sheriff’s office incident report and any photos of the large dryer involved.”We are deeply saddened by the very unfortunate incident that occurred yesterday evening,” a Hilton Orlando spokesperson said. “We extend our heartfelt condolences to all those affected and remain committed to supporting them during this difficult time.”Investigators will try to recover any relevant video that shows what happened to Katinde. “All of these hotels and in a lot of the areas I would expect to have video surveillance,” Hornsby said, “and as a personal injury attorney and even workers’ comp, I would want to make sure those recordings are preserved so that any evidence is not lost.”Hornsby also said inspecting the dryer itself will be part of the investigation. “Any kind of maintenance records, things like that, that might shed light on what occurred, and if there are any safety issues or safety violations,” he said.OSHA said it has six months to complete the investigation. Hornsby said the agency typically takes that full amount of time.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified the Hilton Orlando employee who died after Fire Rescue found him trapped under an industrial-sized dryer as 30-year-old Aurelius Katinde.

Detectives believe his death was accidental, OCSO said in a Friday afternoon update.

The federal agency OSHA confirmed to WESH 2 that its investigating what went wrong Thursday night at the hotel in Orlando’s tourist district.

“I have not seen a situation like this where, you know, someone would, would end up under a dryer, in a hotel setting,” Attorney Hank Hornsby said. “Something doesn’t add up to me.”

Hornsby is a Central Florida personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney.

“The employer has a responsibility to go ahead and report any fatalities on a job site like this to OSHA,” Hornsby explained.

Hornsby said OSHA will examine “the location, photographs taken, interviews taken, of potential witnesses, supervisors, other employees that might be aware of the situation.”

WESH 2 requested on Friday but did not receive the sheriff’s office incident report and any photos of the large dryer involved.

“We are deeply saddened by the very unfortunate incident that occurred yesterday evening,” a Hilton Orlando spokesperson said. “We extend our heartfelt condolences to all those affected and remain committed to supporting them during this difficult time.”

Investigators will try to recover any relevant video that shows what happened to Katinde.

“All of these hotels and in a lot of the areas I would expect to have video surveillance,” Hornsby said, “and as a personal injury attorney and even workers’ comp, I would want to make sure those recordings are preserved so that any evidence is not lost.”

Hornsby also said inspecting the dryer itself will be part of the investigation.

“Any kind of maintenance records, things like that, that might shed light on what occurred, and if there are any safety issues or safety violations,” he said.

OSHA said it has six months to complete the investigation.

Hornsby said the agency typically takes that full amount of time.