Man dies after construction accident at UNLV
A construction site adjacent to the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A construction site adjacent to the Thomas and Mack Center at UNLV in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A construction site adjacent to the Thomas and Mack Center at UNLV in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A construction site adjacent to the Thomas and Mack Center at UNLV in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Thomas and Mack Center at UNLV in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A construction site adjacent to the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A construction site adjacent to the Thomas and Mack Center at UNLV in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A construction site adjacent to the Thomas and Mack Center at UNLV in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A construction site adjacent to the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A construction site adjacent to the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A construction site adjacent to the Thomas and Mack Center at UNLV in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Scaffolding on the exterior of the Thomas and Mack Center at UNLV in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Construction workers take a break at UNLV in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. ERIK VERDUZCO/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A man died Wednesday after a construction accident at UNLV.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas officials are working to determine what caused the incident, a spokesman said in a prepared statement.
The man, described as a contract worker, was critically injured just after 11 a.m. at The Thomas & Mack Center. He later died at a valley hospital, the university said.
Additional details were not immediately available. The man's identity will be released by the Clark County coroner's office after his family has been notified.
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