Overview

• Jonathan Dillard Guidi fell about 40 feet from scaffolding at Sylvia Mendez Elementary School on July 24 and died days later from his injuries.
• The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau, Berkeley Police Department and California Division of Occupational Safety and Health have opened separate investigations that are scheduled to conclude in three to six months.
• Guidi was employed by a subcontractor working on a summer modernization project at the Berkeley Unified School District site, which was closed to students and staff at the time of the accident.
• A GoFundMe campaign aims to raise $35,000 to help Guidi’s widow and seven children with funeral costs and immediate living expenses.
• Friends and family remember Guidi for his humor, generous spirit and dance moves, raising questions about scaffold safety standards for construction workers.