Overview
- The worker who fell Thursday at Northwestern’s Evanston campus has been identified as Thomas Darcy, 57, of Schaumburg.
- Authorities say he fell about four stories while operating equipment on the roof at 2169 Campus Drive and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The Cook County Medical Examiner ruled the death an accidental fall that caused multiple injuries.
- Evanston police report an active investigation and say Northwestern and the contractor are cooperating.
- The construction site is closed, and OSHA, the federal workplace-safety agency, has been notified to investigate.