Wednesday, April 1, 2015

CONSTRUCTION WORKER DIES IN 6-STORY FALL IN BRIGHTON BEACH, IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK







APRIL 1, 2015

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (CBSNEWYORK/AP)

A construction worker died Wednesday after falling six stories in Brooklyn.

The 54-year-old worker was pronounced dead at the scene after tumbling off a scaffold on 360 Neptune Avenue in Brighton Beach at around 11:30 a.m., The Wall Street Journal reported.   

The VDA Construction Corporation, a general contractor out of Springfield Township, New Jersey, runs the site.  They will be in real trouble, as the worker who died did not have proper fall protection.

He has been identified by police as Vidal Sanchez-Roman of Brooklyn. 

The medical examiner will determine the official cause of his death. Police said a preliminary investigation showed it was an accident.
RIP, amigo.