Man dies after industrial accident, Orange County officials say

Orange County Fire Rescue crews said Wednesday that a man died as a result of an industrial accident on Sunport Lane.Firefighters said equipment might have fallen off a truck, striking the worker.Orange County crime scene investigators focused most of their efforts in the back of a warehouse used by a company called GTE, or Gas Turbine Efficiency. WESH 2 News saw investigators taking pictures in a trailer that's now boarded up, where it is believed the worker was killed.Paramedics rushed to the industrial area around 6 p.m. Wednesday.Orange County Fire Rescue says the worker, identified as Jose Antonio Rojas Pernalete, 39, was inside a trailer when a large electrical box fell on his head.The victim died from his injuries at Orlando Health Regional Medical Center.A sheriff's office homicide detective and crime scene van showed up shortly after the incident to do a brief death investigation.Check back with WESH 2 News for updates as they are released.

Orange County Fire Rescue crews said Wednesday that a man died as a result of an industrial accident on Sunport Lane.

Firefighters said equipment might have fallen off a truck, striking the worker.


Orange County crime scene investigators focused most of their efforts in the back of a warehouse used by a company called GTE, or Gas Turbine Efficiency.

WESH 2 News saw investigators taking pictures in a trailer that's now boarded up, where it is believed the worker was killed.

Paramedics rushed to the industrial area around 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Orange County Fire Rescue says the worker, identified as Jose Antonio Rojas Pernalete, 39, was inside a trailer when a large electrical box fell on his head.

The victim died from his injuries at Orlando Health Regional Medical Center.

A sheriff's office homicide detective and crime scene van showed up shortly after the incident to do a brief death investigation.

Check back with WESH 2 News for updates as they are released.