The Vermont State Police is investigating the accidental death of a painter working at home in Underhill on Monday, June 28, 2021.
The incident was reported shortly after 9 a.m. when emergency responders received a call that the victim had fallen about 30 feet from a ladder near the top of a three-story home at 321 Pleasant Valley Road. First responders from the fire department notified the Vermont State Police of the incident at about 10 am. Subsequent investigation by the state police determined that the victim, Carlton Bernard Jones, 58, of Burlington, was part of a small work crew hired to paint the home and lost his footing on the ladder.
The victim sustained critical injuries and was transported from the scene to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, where he was subsequently pronounced deceased.
Jones was employed by Goulet & Son Painting & Wallpapering of Burlington. The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration also is investigating the incident. The death does not appear suspicious.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Vermont State Police barracks in Williston at 802-878-7111.
VERMONT STATE POLICE
CASE#: 21A102390
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Detective Sgt. Jacob Metayer
STATION: VSP Williston
CONTACT#: 802-878-7111
DATE/TIME: 9 a.m. Monday, June 28, 2021
INCIDENT LOCATION: 321 Pleasant Valley Rd., Underhill, VT
INCIDENT TYPE: Death investigation
VICTIM: Carlton Bernard Jones
AGE: 58
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Burlington, Vermont