Officials said a contract worker for Marathon Petroleum Corp. died after scaffolding collapsed at the Port of Texas City and he fell into the water.
The Galveston County Daily News reported that 22-year-old Louis A. Gonzales-Bock of Houston was employed by Louisiana-based Excel Modular Scaffold.
Investigators said Gonzales-Bock was wearing a harness when he was dumped into the water Monday as the equipment collapsed. The Galveston County Sheriff's Office said divers later recovered the body.
Authorities said Gonzales-Bock was among five workers at the site. The other four workers were not hurt.
Federal investigators are trying to determine what caused the collapse.
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