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Fort Collins man, 25, dies after being struck by falling metal beam

The worksite incident happened Wednesday in Weld County

Denver Post city desk reporter Kieran ...
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A 25-year-old construction worker was killed Wednesday morning when he was struck by a falling metal beam at a work site near Severance.

Hayden Dean Wood of Fort Collins was identified Thursday by the Weld County coroner’s office.

Wood was working at a site on County Road 23 when he was struck by the beam. He was taken to the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, where he was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon.

The incident is being investigated by local authorities and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An official cause of death is pending final autopsy and laboratory reports.

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