Temp agency sued over fatal workplace accident in Cy-Fair

Family members are suing a temp agency after a loved one was killed on the job in Cy-Fair.

Hernan Cely and Libia Lara, on behalf of the estate of the deceased Camilo Cely, filed a wrongful death suit on Oct. 3 in the Harris County District Court against Certified Solutions.

Cely’s estate says that on Nov. 21, 2009, Cely was killed while working on a construction project at Methodist Hospital Willowbrook in Cy-Fair as a temporary employee for Certified Solutions. According to the brief, Cely fell to his death when he climbed a ladder to install wiring in a third-floor patient room.

The estate is seeking compensatory and exemplary damages, as well as court costs. It is being represented in the case by Sugar Land attorney Carlos Leon.

Harris County District Court Case No. 2011-59307.

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed at the Harris County Courthouse. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.