A WORKER has died after falling more than five metres from a building site near Wollongong.

Aaron Rankmore, 21, sustained serious head injuries when he fell from the top storey of a duplex in Albion Park last Monday, the Construction Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) said.

He died in Wollongong Hospital on Friday, the union said.

Peter Zaboyak from CFMEU NSW said Mr Rankmore was working for Unanderra-based building contractor CKR at a site he said was “riddled” with serious safety breaches.

“His death was completely preventable and appears to have been caused by serious breaches of health and safety laws including the lack of any form of fall protection,” Mr Zaboyak said.

A CFMEU spokesman said WorkCover has issued a prohibition notice preventing further work at the CKR site.

NSW Industrial Relations Minister John Della Bosca today urged all construction industry workers and employers to take extra care during the lead-up to Christmas.

“Employers need to consider the appropriate use of stable and secure fenced work platforms and safety mesh,” he said.

Mr Rankmore’s fall was the fourth serious accident at a NSW building site in recent weeks, Mr Della Bosca said.

A 54-year-old worker died from head injuries when mobile scaffolding collapsed at Glenhaven on November 27.

Last Wednesday, a scaffolder suffered serious facial injuries when he fell five-and-a-half metres from a construction site at Sussex Inlet.

And on November 29, another worker suffered head injuries after a fall at a site near Tea Gardens, north of Newcastle.

CKR declined to comment.