Tuesday, March 17, 2015

CONSTRUCTION WORKER FALLS 11 FEET TO HIS DEATH IN DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS




MARCH 17, 2015

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

A construction steel worker is dead after falling at an industrial site in downtown Little Rock.

According to a police report, Erik Rivera Pontilla, 29, of North Little Rock, was working approximately 11 feet in the air on a beam placing bolts into steel at 301 Main Street, at the corner of 3rd and Main.  At some point, Pontilla lost his footing and fell and struck his head on the concrete slab below.


Pontilla was transported to UAMS, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. 

No one was present when Pontilla fell.   Workers say they heard a "thud" and found the victim on the ground.  

Police are calling the incident an accident and say foul play is not suspected. 


Pontilla worked for Kinco Constructors, LLC, based in Little Rock, company vice president Keith Jacks said.


The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is currently conducting an investigation into the worker's death, Jacks said.

Jacks said the construction crew would likely finish work today, but that operations at the site would be suspended tomorrow.

Kinco Constructors plans to release a statement about the worker's death after the OSHA investigation is completed later today, Jacks said. 

The construction company, based in Little Rock, has been building a commercial office space at the site on the corner of Main and Third streets.

Source: http://m.arkansasonline.com