Joseph Sabbatino, 36, killed in fall from 53rd story of Wilshire Grand Tower on S. Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, California
Modified Date:
Tue, 09/26/2017 - 5:02pmAccident Date:
Thursday, March 17, 2016
CONSTRUCTION WORKER DIES AFTER FALLING FROM WILSHIRE GRAND TOWER IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
The man fell from the Wilshire Grand Tower in the 600 block of S. Figueroa Street around 12:30 p.m.
Authorities said the worker's body struck the back end of a moving car.
Construction Worker on 2nd Day of Job Dies in ‘Not Work-Related’ Fall From 53rd Floor in DTLA
Asked what "not work-related" meant, a spokeswoman for the company told KTLA that she could only say that the man who died was "not performing any functions related to his employment or his work" when he died.
Man in skyscraper fall not supposed to be on upper floors
He had taken off his hard hat and had not been wearing a safety harness because it wasn’t required for the bottom floors he was working on, said Lisa Gritzner, spokeswoman for Turner Construction, the main contractor on the project.
Construction worker’s 53-story fall from LA skyscraper investigated as possible suicide
The coroner is also investigating the possibility of Thursday’s death being a workplace accident, because it happened at a construction site, said Ed Winter, assistant chief Los Angeles County Coroner.
Driver of Car Hit by Falling Construction Worker in DTLA Recalls Horrifying Event
"It's really taken a toll on me, because right now, I'm not strong and right now I am hurting," Crockett said. “It was traumatic, it something that I never thought I would have to see."
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Type: Other Type of Accident
People Involved:
Joseph Sabbatino
Donna Crockett
Roadway:
S. Figueroa StreetCity:
Los Angeles, CACounty:
Los Angeles County, CAArea:
Los Angeles, CA
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