The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Kevin L. Hughes, 40 of Goose Creek Road in South Bloomingsville, Ohio. The autopsy revealed that Hughes died of multiple blunt force trauma at 2:10 p.m. Monday at 1501 Webster Street.
Inspectors with the Cincinnati Office of Occupational Safety and Health Administration have determined that Hughes was doing work for a company at this time of his death, according to Richard Gilgrist, area director for the Cincinnati office. However, Gilgrist would not disclose Tuesday what company Hughes worked for or if the company was in the state.
“We’re looking into what caused the accident and if any violations of the OSHA Act occurred,” Gilgrist said.
A Dayton police representative could not be immediately reached for comment on Tuesday.
The building where Hughes was killed had no roof and police at the scene Monday believed that the group Hughes was in had been hired as subcontractors. The exact details of the work were not immediately clear.
Besides an OSHA inspector, a city building inspector and homicide detectives were also called to the scene.
The city does not have a demolition permit on record for the building at 1501 Webster St., according to city officials.
According to county records, the building is owned by Rita Construction Company Inc., which has an address listed in West Chester but could not be reached by phone.
The company reportedly bought the building in 2009 for $286,000 and currently owes more than $150,000 in back taxes on the property.
No other details were immediately available.
Staff writer Katie Wedell contributed to this story.
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