A 42-year-old construction worker from Poland died at the site of a renovation project in Park Slope late yesterday afternoon, City Room reported. The accident occurred at 438 12th Street, part of the Ansonia, a former clock factory, when scaffolding collapsed; the men were performing brickwork. Two others, who were left hanging by their safety harnesses from the scaffolding, survived with minor injuries; all three worked for a company called Nova Restoration. As the small photo, taken an hour ago, shows, the collapsed scaffolding is still in place. GMAP
Worker Falls Four Stories to His Death When a Scaffold Collapses [NY Times]
Worker Is Killed in Park Slope Accident [City Room, NYT]
Worker Killed In Park Slope Scaffolding Collapse [Gothamist]
Scaffolding Collapse at Park Slope’s Ansonia [Curbed]
Drama After Death Fall [NY Post]
Top photo by C. Morrissey via Gothamist