A 60-year-old construction worker working for the solar panel firm Sunrun without safety harness was killed after falling from the roof of a home in Corona, NY where he was installing solar panels

Worker Dies in Fall While Installing Solar Panels on Corona Roof, NYPD Says




By Katie Honan | October 19, 2017 5:30pm



CORONA, NYC — A 60-year-old construction worker without safety harness was killed Thursday after falling from the roof of a home where he was installing solar panels, police said.

The man, who has not been identified, was working on the roof of the two-story home at 94-22 50th Ave. at around 11:30 a.m. when he fell, police said.

He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police are still investigating, but do not suspect any criminality, a spokesman said.

A permit was filed earlier this month for the installation of roof-mounted solar panels, according to the Department of Buildings.

After DOB officials inspected the home, they found illegal apartments in the cellar and attic, records show.

The home's owner, Shu Lan Pu, was cited for the illegal conversions and a vacate order was issued for the apartments.

The owner could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday. 



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A worker installing solar panels took a fatal plunge from the roof of a Queens home and died Thursday, police sources said.

The 60-year-old man was working for the solar panel firm Sunrun on a two-story house on 50th Ave., near 94th St., in Corona when he fell at about 11:50 a.m. Medics rushed him to Elmhurst Hospital, where he died.

The worker, whose name hasn’t been released, was testing the anchors installed on the roof to hold the panels, said Gary Padgett, a retired construction worker who lives across the street and saw the aftermath.

“He was up there yanking on it, to make sure it was secure, and he came off the roof,” Padgett said. “He wasn't attached. There was nothing on the roof to tie to... Nothing would have happened to him if he'd been tied on. Nothing. It's such a shame. I stood over here, I watched him die right there."


The city Buildings Department has opened an investigation into the accident, and is also looking into a complaint made Thursday about an illegal conversion in the cellar and attic.

"Our deep-felt sympathies are with the family of our employee,“ said Sunrun spokeswoman Morgan Mathis. “We are doing a thorough investigation working with the authorities and OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) so we can understand what happened.” Public records show the home’s owner as Shu Lan Pu. A woman answering her phone declined comment, except to say she felt sorry about the worker‘s death.

Padgett, who said he used to do roofing work, said he didn’t see common safety measures in place.

"There's plenty of ways he could have protected himself there, put the roof brackets with the boards so he would have had something to fall on, they just didn't have the proper safety equipment of anything on this job,” Padgett said.

Bridge inspector Peter Bilinski working as a bridge inspector for The Corradino Group dies after he slipped and fell off the Palmetto Expressway about 25 feet onto South River Drive

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to one of the good guys - Peter Bilinski. Not only did he always have a smile on his face, he was truly a stand up guy. You would either find him as a volunteer coach for Plantation Pressure or on the field umping a game. We are all saddened by this loss. You will sorely be missed.

Studied Journalism at Broward College

Went to Coconut Creek High School

Lives in Coconut Creek, Florida

Married to Stacey Rell Bradt-Bilinski

From Margate, Florida

Construction inspector dies after fall from overpass on SR 826

By Howard Cohen

October 20, 2017 9:41 AM


A construction inspector that fell off the Palmetto Expressway at an overpass near Northwest South River Drive Friday morning has died from his injuries, Florida Highway Patrol reports.

The unidentified construction worker was inspecting work that had been done on the Palmetto overpass when he apparently slipped and fell about 25 feet onto South River Drive, Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Joe Sanchez said.

The victim was taken to Ryder Trauma Center by Miami Dade Fire Rescue where he later died.

This is the second time in a week in which a construction worker has been injured on a Miami-Dade County road. A man plunged off State Road 836 on Oct. 11 after a truck toppled on its side at the edge of the expressway.

A construction worker was killed and another injured in February in a crash between their boom lift and a Metromover car.



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A construction worker has died after falling off the the Palmetto Expressway Friday morning, Florida Highway Patrol officials said.

Authorities at the scene say the construction worker was injured after falling off the highway near Northwest South River Drive.

He was was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, according to a Medley police officer.

FHP officials confirmed he died at the hospital.

He’s been identified by his employer as Peter Bilinski, working as a bridge inspector for The Corradino Group. He was apparently surveying some construction when he fell.

The fall is estimated by fire rescue officials to be about 30 feet from the top of the overpass to the ground. At first he was conscious and telling rescuers that he was in a lot of pain.

"He was alert, oriented upon our arrival but that doesn’t mean that what he suffers inside is not significant so that’s why our crews packaged him rapidly, called air rescue and had him transported immediately to the appropriate facility," Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Felipe Lay said.


His employer sent out a press release expressing their sadness and saying that Mr. Bilinski was with them for over ten years.

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