CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 A subcontractor working at the Selena Auditorium in Corpus Christi was rushed to Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital on Thursday after falling from a 60-foot catwalk, according to City Manager Peter Zanoni.<\/p>\n
The man, who was in his 50s and worked for Antares Staging and Rigging, died Thursday afternoon at the hospital.<\/p>\n
The city’s risk management manager, Gilbert Sanchez, said the catwalk had guardrails on only one side. The man was not wearing a harness, as OSHA standards would have required. <\/p>\n
The incident remains under investigation, and no additional details about the circumstances of the fall have been released.<\/p>\n
KRIS 6 will update this story as more information comes in. <\/p>\n
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