Roofer dies after falling off library near North Carolina coast, officials say
A roofer died after plunging off the top of a library near the North Carolina coast, officials said.
The contractor was working on the Morehead City Library when he fell on Wednesday, July 27. He later died from his injuries, according to city officials.
The man was identified in a news release as 36-year-old Miguel Trinidad Delgado of Beulaville, a town roughly 90 miles southeast of Raleigh.
Officials said Delgado fell from a library building on South 8th Street in Morehead City, near the popular vacation destinations of Emerald Isle and Atlantic Beach.
The city said it had hired A-D’s Metal Roofing Co., which started a repair project on the roof days before the worker’s death. The company didn’t immediately respond to McClatchy News’ requests for comment on July 27.
The day of the incident, the library reportedly closed. The N.C. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division also confirmed that it had been notified about the fall.
The city in a news release said Delgado died at nearby Carteret General Hospital.
“Our OSH Division has assigned a compliance officer to open an investigation into the accident,” labor department spokesperson Jennifer Haigwood told McClatchy News in an email. “We are unable to share additional details at this point, as it is an open investigation.”
State officials said investigations into similar falls can take up to six months. The process typically involves a visit to the job site, interviews with co-workers and documentation of possible violations.
This story was originally published July 27, 2022 at 12:05 PM with the headline "Roofer dies after falling off library near North Carolina coast, officials say."
