A construction worker died on Friday after he was struck in the head by a wire at an H. Nauth and Sons site at Unity, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.
The deceased, Odell Richards, 40, of Lot 52 Unity-Lancaster, was injured around 10.15 am.
The police, in a statement, said Richards went to work on Friday around 8 am and according to his cousin he was seen pulling a wire, which later burst and struck him in his head.
As a result Richards fell to the ground in an unconscious state. He was then taken to the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital by a cousin, who is also a construction worker at the said location, along with two other workers. He was subsequently seen and examined by a doctor on duty who later pronounced him dead.
His cause of death was listed as blunt trauma to the head and high blood pressure.
No other mark of violence was seen on the body.
