Nelson A. Bernard of Hoosick Falls died on Thanksgiving at Albany Medical Center, two days after he was injured in a fall at a site of the Rip Van Dam Hotel on Broadway.
The hotel is part of an approximately $50 million allocation to expand the Adelphi Hotel, right next door, totaling up to 200,000 square feet, which will feature 31 hotel rooms, 84 components, underground parking, spa, fitness center, meeting rooms and a business. center.
Police decided Bernard’s injuries were due to falling from an elevated position, as well as falling debris.
Investigators from the Saratoga Springs Police Department dealt with the scene on the day of the incident and contacted the New York Occupational Safety and Health Administration about the crash, police said.
There’s a video on the site, which police reviewed, according to Paul Veitch, the city’s police public data officer.
“Right now, it doesn’t replace the classification of the investigation from accidental to criminal,” he said.
Bernard, concrete mason at Bast Hatfield Construction, according to his obituary.
Bast Hatfield and Bonacio Construction, which is executing the project, are under OSHA inspection, according to Ted Fitzgerald, the department’s regional director of public affairs.
“Its purpose is to determine whether or not there have been violations of the office’s protection criteria in relation to this incident,” he said in an emailed reaction on Tuesday. “If an inspection identifies violations, OSHA can simply factor in subpoenas and propose penalties to the employer(s) involved. “
Fitzgerald said OSHA comments on ongoing inspections and that the inspection can take up to six months.
Neither Bast Hatfield nor Bonacio returned requests for comment.
Veitch said the structure’s site became vacant after OSHA conducted its investigation. Veitch said he may simply not say whether the death could have been prevented, noting that “OSHA would have more authority and expertise than I would to make that decision. “
Nelson is described in his obituary as someone who enjoyed hunting, fishing, cycling, and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife Julie (North) Bernard and children Michael (Kaitlyn) Bernard, Katarina (Gage) Bernard and Mersadeys (Jordan) Bernard. He had 4 grandsons: Stephen and Jackson Bernard and Mason and Cole Hathaway. He is also survived through two sisters and 3 brothers, he died before his brother Michael F. Bernard.
The funeral will be held Friday at 8 h. au 8 p. m. Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosicks Falls, according to the obituary, which also states that others can make memorial contributions to the Karen Memorial Fund.
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