Photos: Wilshire Grand death

Construction workers gather near the area where an electrician died after falling 53 floors from the Wilshire Grand construction site in downtown Los Angeles.

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March 17, 2016 8:25 PM PT

Investigators examine a car on Wilshire Boulevard that the man, who was not identified, struck around noon after falling 53 stories.

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Upon completion, the 1,100-foot Wilshire Grand tower will be the tallest structure west of the Mississippi. The $1.2-billion hotel and office project is scheduled to be completed next year.

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News of the man’s death stunned onlookers who milled around the police tape blocking traffic along stretches of Wilshire and Figueroa Street.

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Turner Construction, the company that manages the building site, issued a statement saying that safety protections were not a factor in the fall.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Witnesses along Wilshire Boulevard, who said the man who fell did not appear to be wearing a safety harness or hard hat, heard an impact and turned to find the man’s body near a vehicle. Above, people gather at a news conference near the site.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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