A 34-year-old man who was working at an Edgartown construction site died Tuesday after falling at least 20 feet from scaffolding, police confirmed. 

Officials said that Jorge Marcelo Yanza Riera, of Fall River, was working at a home on 14 Trapps Pond Road and fell from scaffolding between 20 and 30 feet onto a walk-out basement egress area below. 

The incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to a statement from Edgartown police. Mr. Riera was given medical care at the construction site and was brought by paramedics to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after, according to the statement. 

“Our thoughts and condolences go out to the family and friends of the worker,” police Chief Chris Dolby said in the brief statement. 

A spokesperson for the district attorney said the death preliminarily appears to be a result of a construction-related accident. The incident remains under investigation by Edgartown police, state police, the district attorney’s office and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). 

Police officers could be seen walking around the construction site Wednesday morning. The project involved the construction of a new single-family home, according to Edgartown building inspector Reade Kontje Milne. A permit for the project was issued in January 2023. 

The property on Trapps Pond Road, a small road off Beach Road, is owned by Christopher Soverns of South Windsor, Conn., according to town records. 

Ms. Kontje Milne said Mr. Soverns was the contractor, and the on-site manager was Joe Pastore and their company is Harbor View Builders LLC. Law enforcement officials did not say if Mr. Riera was working for Harbor View Builders or if he was working as a subcontractor.

The property is one of three in the immediate vicinity that are being developed by Mr. Soverns, Ms. Kontje Milne said. 

In a statement Thursday, Mr. Soverns said he was deeply saddened by the death of Mr. Riera.

“We want to offer our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends in this very difficult time,” he wrote.

Officials with OSHA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The incident marks the second fatality on a construction job site in Edgartown this year. In February, a worker fell at the Meshacket Commons affordable housing project. Jose Collaguazo Crespo, 32, of Fall River, died after falling about two stories onto a concrete basement.