Employee Dies After Fall at Sky Campus
Staff directed not to come to work day after fatality
A Sky studio building in Osterley. Picture: Maxwell Hamilton
November 21, 2024
A member of staff working at the Sky Campus in Osterley was found dead in the early hours of Monday morning (18 November).
Emergency services received a call the broadcaster’s headquarters at 3.29am after a report of a person falling from height.
Paramedics pronounced them dead at the scene.
The following morning staff working at the campus received a message through the company’s emergency notification system that they should not come into work and that the multi-storey car park on the site would be closed.
A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 3.29am on Monday 18 November to reports of a person fallen from height at Grant Way, Isleworth.
“We sent resources to the scene, including a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and members of our tactical response unit.
“Very sadly, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.”
A spokesperson for Sky said, “We are deeply saddened to confirm a Sky employee passed away at our Osterley campus on Monday morning.
“Our thoughts and full support are with their family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time”.
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