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The incident happened around 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday.
by: Nathan Crawford
Dillard’s escalator incident at Stony Point Fashion Park (photo: Richmond Fire Department)
RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — A man has died following a Wednesday morning incident at a Dillard’s in Richmond.
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According to Richmond officials, the maintenance tech was working on the escalator at the Dillard’s store at Stony Point Fashion Park when he fell down the shaft. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found the man unresponsive.
He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Richmond’s technical rescue team is on the scene working to learn more and recover the body.
Virginia’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident.
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