Dec 11, 2008 7:41 am US/Eastern
NYC Worker Injured In Construction Site Accident
Unidentified Construction Worker In Critical Condition After Concrete Wall Fell On Him In Pit At Times Square
Reporting
Jay Dow
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
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A New York City construction worker is in critical condition after a concrete wall fell on him in a pit in Times Square.
CBS
A construction worker is in critical condition after concrete fell on him as he worked in a pit at New York City's Times Square.
The worker was taken to Jacobi Hospital after the early accident Thursday morning in rainy, slippery weather.
Fire officials say concrete apparently fell on the man from a building under construction, but it wasn't clear where he was working when he was injured.
The man was working 11 Times Square at 42nd Street at Eighth Avenue.
Deputy Fire Chief Steve Morelli says the pit was murky with a lot of mud and water that made for a difficult rescue.
"They were moving some debris out of the way to get some more work done. From what I was told they moved some debris out of the way and sections of a retaining wall fell," said Morelli.
The pit is apparently going to be an entrance to a subway. The building under construction is a 35-story office tower at 11 Times Square.
The worker's name wasn't released.
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