Construction worker falls through roof

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UPDATE: Joshua Call died of his injuries. Friends and family are planning a candle-light gathering in his memory at Raceway Bar & Grill on Papago Road, Tuesday, July 2, at 7 p.m., with the candle-lighting starting between 7:45 and 8 p.m. Donations for the family are welcome.


Joshua Call (Facebook)

A 30-year-old Maricopa man is on life support after falling from a roof during construction work Friday.

According to Maricopa Police Department, the cause of the accident is under investigation and involves Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). He reportedly fell from a high elevation through the roof into the interior of a home under construction and suffered severe head injuries.

The incident happened around 12:42 p.m. on West Mediterranean Way in Sorrento.

He was transported with life-threatening injuries to a trauma center in Chandler. Friends are identifying him as Joshua Call.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.