Construction worker dies after accident at Tampa International Airport

TAMPA, Fla. - A construction worker died after an onsite accident at Tampa International Airport early Wednesday morning, according to airport officials.

Authorities can be seen redirecting traffic at Tampa International Airport Wednesday morning

According to TPA, at around 7:41 a.m., airport police received reports of an accident involving a construction equipment operator. The worker had been working onsite on the Airside A Shuttle Guideway Refurbishment Project.

TPA says first responders rushed to an area near the Blue Arrivals lanes, where construction equipment fell off the shuttle track with the operator inside.

The worker died from his injuries, according to authorities.

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Blue Arrivals traffic was rerouted to Blue Express Arrivals momentarily as authorities investigated the accident but have since reopened. Flight operations are not impacted.

The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, which operates TPA, paused all work on the project until further notice for a comprehensive safety review, according to airport officials. 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), TPAPD and Tampa Police are all investigating the accident.

"TPA is committed to the highest standards of safety and is also working closely with the project’s general contractor, Johnson-Laux Construction, to fully understand what happened," said officials in a press release.

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