     ACCORDING TO INITIAL POLICE INVESTIGATION: ON OCT. 2, 1996 THE DECEASED WAS AT WORK LAYING METAL DECKS ON THE METAL FRAME ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING AT 9950 NW 17TH STREET WHICH IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION.  HE STARTED WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 7:40 AM AND ABOUT  9:35 AM HE WAS FOUND ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR DIRECTLY BENEATH THE AREA OF ROOF IN WHICH HE WAS WORKING.  SCUFF MARKS FROM HIS BOOTS WERE NOTED ON THE EDGE OF THE METAL DECK THAT HE WAS INSTALLING.  IT APPEARED HE FELL THROUGH THE OPEN AREA OF THE ROOF WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE METAL DECK HE WAS INSTALLING.  ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER WORKERS ON THE SCENE, NO ONE WITNESSED THE FALL.
     THE DECEASED WAS TRANSPORTED TO JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.  HE ARRIVED IN THE E/R INTUBATED WITH SPONTANEOUS RESPIRATION, BUT NO MOVEMENT.  HE WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE HYPOTENSIVE WITH TACHYCARDIA.  HE WAS ASSESSED WITH RIGHT HEAD LACERATION, BILATERAL EYE ECCYMOSIS, SWOLLEN BILATERAL NOSE WITH SEVERE BLEEDING AND BILATERAL WRISTS DEFORMITY.  PELVIC AND CHEST X-RAYS REVEALED NO FRACTURES, BUT SHOWED PULMONARY EDEMA.  BEFORE CT BRAIN SCAN COULD BE COMPLETED HE DIED AT 11:25 AM.  POSSIBLY FROM MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE DUE TO CLOSED HEAD INJURY.

     *THE DECEASED WAS LEGALLY IDENTIFIED BY A FRIEND AFTER VIEWING THE DECEASED ON A CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION MONITOR.*