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- Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times
- Previously covered the Falcons
- Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball
A worker at the SoFi Stadium construction site in Inglewood, California, died at the scene after falling from the roof Friday, a spokesperson for the contractor confirmed.
Turner-AECOM Joint Venture, the site’s general contractor, said that an iron worker fell from the roof structure and that emergency responders were called immediately.
SoFi Stadium is home to the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers and is set to open for the 2020 NFL season.
“This is an extremely sad day. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and colleagues at this extremely difficult time,” Turner-AECOM Joint Venture said in a statement. “We work extremely hard to prevent days like this and we have halted all construction activity. Counseling services will be made available to all workers on site to support them in the difficult days and weeks ahead.”
SoFi Stadium, the Rams and the Chargers released a joint statement about the accident.
“We are tremendously saddened by the loss of a construction worker at the stadium site today,” the statement read. “Our sincerest thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the individual who passed away.
“The safety of our construction team and all of our employees is the foremost priority of our organizations, and we will continue to work with our partners and local authorities to deliver on this commitment.”
It is uncertain when work on the site will resume.
The stadium, owned by Stan Kroenke, is scheduled to hold its first event on Aug. 14, when the Rams and New Orleans Saints play in a preseason game.
Stadium construction began in November 2016. It was initially estimated to cost $2.6 billion but now has a price estimated at more than $5 billion.
This is the first known incident that has resulted in a death at the construction site.
