Construction Worker Falls 45 Feet From Roof At Joliet's CenterPoint

JOLIET, IL — A construction worker who was seriously injured after falling 45 feet this week at a CenterPoint Intermodal Center construction site is now improving at a Downers Grove hospital, Joliet's new Fire Chief Jeff Carey informed Joliet Patch on Friday night.

Around 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, the Joliet Fire Department was summoned to the 3500 block of South Brandon Road for a worker who fell off a roof. The Life Star helicopter was put on standby as Joliet's paramedics rushed to the site.

The Joliet Fire Department rescue crews stabilized the conscious patient, and the helicopter flew the man to the Good Samaritan Hospital where the patient was in critical condition.

The man suffered numerous fractures, the chief said.

Fire officials believed the man was in his 30s.

Carey said the accident happened at a new warehouse being built behind the new Walmart Fulfillment Center along Brandon Road that just celebrated its grand opening last week.

Carey said it's his understanding the construction worker was putting the roof decking on the new warehouse when he fell to the ground.

On Friday, Carey received a positive update, the man has improved, and is now in stable condition after initially being in critical condition.