NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee contractor is facing more than $122,000 in violations after a 16-year-old boy in their employ doing roof construction fell to his death in June 2020.
According to a release from the Department of Labor, the teen, identified by NBC-affiliated WSMV-TV as Gustavo Ramirez, was working atop a hotel work site more than 11 stories above the ground. He climbed over a barrier at the roof line and attempted to jump onto a power-driven hoisting device next to the building. The teen missed the platform, slipped through a gap between the scaffolding and the building and fell about 160 feet to his death.