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VDOT Subcontractor Dies While Working on Bridge
posted 8:27 am Fri June 13, 2008 - Richmond, Va.
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A subcontractor for the Virginia Department of Transportation died while powerwashing in an elevator shaft above the Benjamin Harrison Bridge southeast of Richmond.
Virginia State Police identified the victim as 30-year-old Joao Celso Palamar of Newark, New Jersey.
Sgt. Tom Cunningham says Palamar died while working Thursday afternoon. Details weren't available.
The bridge carries state Route 106/156 across the James River between Charles City and Prince George counties. Authorities closed the span for several hours after Palamar's death and reopened it Thursday night.
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Information from: Richmond Times-Dispatch, http://www.timesdispatch.com
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