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A Van Orin man died Saturday in a fall at a Peru business, the La Salle County Coroner’s Office said in a Wednesday news release.
The coroner’s office was called to No. 7, Terminal Road in Peru, and the man was identified as William Kozeal, 59, of Van Orin, according to the release.
A forensic investigative autopsy was conducted Sept. 1, with preliminary results indicating that he died of fatal injuries from a fall from a height. Kozeal was reported to have been painting a commercial building at this address when he fell through a skylight to the ground below.
This incident is under further investigation by the La Salle County Coroner’s Office, the Peru Police Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.