Worker at Chargers, Rams SoFi Stadium Dies After Fall at Construction Site

A construction worker fell from the roof of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and died Friday, police told Fox 11 Los Angeles. 

Police said the fall was reported around 11:44 a.m. and the worker was pronounced dead at the scene. ESPN's Lindsey Thiry reported that the construction site had been shut down as a result.

SoFi Stadium is set to be the home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers beginning with the upcoming 2020 NFL season. The first game scheduled to be played at the stadium is a preseason contest between the Rams and New Orleans Saints on Aug. 14.

Construction on SoFi Stadium began in 2016, and both the Rams and Chargers played in separate venues over the past few seasons while waiting for it to be finished.

The Rams spent the past four seasons as the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, while the Chargers played at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, for the past three years.

Construction crews have been hard at work on SoFi Stadium throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times reported this week that nine workers are known to have contracted COVID-19 over the past three months.

There is uncertainty regarding whether fans will be allowed to attend games at the start of the 2020 NFL season due to coronavirus. If not, it is possible that Rams and Chargers games could be played inside an empty SoFi Stadium.

The $5 billion state-of-the-art facility is already lined up for several big events in addition to Rams and Chargers games, including Super Bowl LVI in 2022 and WWE's WrestleMania 37 next year.