Construction worker plunges to death at Vikings stadium site

MINNEAPOLIS — A construction worker at the Minnesota Vikings' new stadium died and a second worker was seriously injured when they fell Wednesday morning while doing roofing work.

The employees of Berwald Roofing were working on the north side of the project when they fell at about 7:45 a.m., said John Wood, a vice president for Mortenson Construction, the general contractor.

The workers were taken to a hospital, where one died and the other was in serious condition, Wood said.

Work on the project was stopped for the day.

In a statement, the Vikings called it an "extremely sad day" for the organization and offered thoughts and prayers for the family of the worker killed, the individual who was…