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Construction worker dies after falling from warehouse roof in N. Harris Co.

The giant concrete building is on the 1300 block of Rankin Road near the Hardy Toll Road.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A construction worker is dead after falling from the roof of a warehouse in north Harris County, sources tell KHOU 11 News. 

Investigators said a three man work crew was working at the top of the warehouse when one of the workers fell through a hole that was cut out for an air conditioner. 

We were told that the worker fell 50 feet to the ground and suffered severe head trauma. He died at the scene. 

The giant concrete building, under construction, is on the 1300 block of Rankin Road near the Hardy Toll Road.

OSHA will be at the site Thursday for further investigation. 

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