A tradie working on a Bellevue Hill house fell five metres down headfirst after a rooftop brawl with a co-worker.
The accident happened in the middle of the day on the 7th of December 2022 at a property on Old South Head Road. Witnesses said they could hear three tradies arguing with each other on the rooftop and some of the neighbours were able to capture videos right before the man fell to the ground.
Paramedics were immediately called to the scene and brought the tradie, who was 44 years old, to St Vincent’s Hospital. He was seen on a stretcher with a brace around his neck.
Waverley Police, on the other hand, took the two other men, who were the ages of 41 and 45, to the station but no charges have been made as of press time.
John, who works as a site supervisor in another construction next door, said that blood was coming out of the tradie who fell and he appeared to be disoriented. Initially, he thought his workers were fighting but he could not make out what they were screaming about until someone told him that the fight was at another site.
The worksite was closed the following day, leaving the roof unfinished with a gaping hole. According to John, WorkCover ordered the shutdown pending an investigation with SafeWork NSW and the police.
The men have been renovating a house that belonged to a family for more than 30 years. The tenants of the house said that they were unaware of the fight and thus could not comment on what happened.