A construction worker looks down from the third story of a six story building under construction in the 100 block of West Santa Fe Avenue in Fullerton Monday morning. A construction worker was reported to have fallen from the scaffolding earlier. , SAM GANGWER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
BY ALYSSA DURANTY and LOUIS CASIANO JR. / STAFF WRITER
August 24, 2015
FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA
A construction worker died Monday morning after falling 40 feet from scaffolding at a downtown work site, officials said.
Fullerton Fire Department officials responded shortly after 10 a.m. to a construction site in the 100 block of West Santa Fe Avenue.
A worker, who was described as in his mid-30s, fell 40 feet down from raised scaffolding where apartments are under construction, Fullerton fire Deputy Chief Julie Kunze said.
Officials said he was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange, where he later died from his injuries.
It was not immediately known how the worker fell or what kind of injuries caused his death. Kunze said she did not know if the scaffold had guardrails or anything else to prevent falls.