A construction worker was critically injured after he fell from the scaffolding of a commercial building at 1111 Victory Boulevard in Staten Island. The New York City Buildings Department issued a stop-work order on the building at the request of an inspection by the New York Police Department.
The 37-year-old worker, who has not been identified, fell 10 to 12 feet from a platform while performing facade work on a scaffold that was not properly safeguarded, according to reports. The scaffold was missing guardrails and the placement was too close to power lines, according to a buildings department official.
The worker was in critical, but stable condition at Richmond University Medical Center, according to officials.
According to the buildings department website, the property at 1111-1113 Victory Boulevard has received 14 complaints against it since 1993.
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Source: http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2015/09/worker_critically_injured_in_f.html
