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August 19, 2009

Worker Death in Park Slope

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12th%20street%20accident%2080%202009.JPGA 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




Posted by jscheff at 9:00 AM | Comments (2)
Categories: Construction Sites, Park Slope

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How very, very sad. I looked at apartments in this building in the late 1980's and it was beautiful then. I love this section of the Slope.

Posted by: BlueHills at August 19, 2009 9:09 AM

This is very sad, as are deaths by accidents or shootings all over Brooklyn.

It's a good thing the What isn't Polish or this too would be classified as covert race/class warfare.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 19, 2009 9:12 AM

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