Family of fan who died in fall from Braves’ upper deck sues team, MLB

People clean a section of the lower seating area at Turner Field where a fan fell from the upper deck during a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Atlanta. The fan was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital, authorities said. (John Bazemore/AP)

Works clean a section of sets at Turner Field where a man died after falling from an upper deck during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Fans look on as emergency medical personnel work on a fan who fell from an upper deck at Turner Field during a baseball game between New York Yankees and Atlanta BravesSaturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Atlanta. ((John Bazemore/AP)

A woman cleans a section of sets at Turner Field where a man died after falling from an upper deck during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Atlanta. ((John Bazemore/AP)

Rescue workers carry an injured fan from the stands at Turner Field during a baseball game between Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Atlanta. The fan fell from the upper deck into the lower-level stands and was given emergency medical treatment before being taken to a hospital. (John Bazemore/AP)

Emergency medical personnel work on a fan who fell from an upper deck at Turner Field during a baseball game between New York Yankees and Atlanta BravesSaturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Atlanta. (John Bazemore/AP)

ATLANTA — The family of the fan who plunged to his death last year from an upper deck at Turner Field has filed a lawsuit against the Atlanta Braves and Major League Baseball.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the family of 60-year-old Gregory Murrey filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Fulton County State Court, accusing the defendants of disregarding fans’ safety by putting up a guard railing that is only 30 inches tall. The lawsuit says that height is 12 inches short of the industry standard.

Murrey, of Alpharetta, Georgia, died after falling into a lower-level stand during an August game against the New York Yankees.

The Atlanta Braves declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Since 2008, three people have died after falls at Turner Field, including one death that was ruled a suicide.