Sylvia Mendez Elementary School in Berkeley, Calif.

A construction subcontractor and father of seven died in a scaffolding accident while working at an elementary school modernization project in Berkeley last week.

The worker, Jonathan Dillard Guidi, was 41 years old and from Sacramento, according to Alameda County Sheriff's Technician Brandi Foscalina. Guidi fell approximately 40 feet from a scaffold, according to Berkeley Fire Department spokesperson Dafina Dailey. The Fire Department received a 911 call for Guidi at 12:50 p.m. on July 24, and he was found in critical condition before being transported to a hospital, Dailey said.

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The accident occurred at Sylvia Mendez Elementary School, according to Berkeley Unified School District spokesperson Trish McDermott. The........

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