One man dies, two others injured in construction accident in West Philadelphia
The two surviving workers were critically injured after the incident on the 4400 block of Moravian Street.
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One man died Friday and two others were seriously injured in a fall at a construction site in West Philadelphia.
Just before 1 p.m., the men fell about two stories from a cherry picker on the 4400 block of Moravian Street, authorities said. Emergency responders transported two men to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where one man was listed in critical condition. The other was pronounced dead at 12:59 p.m., police said.
A third man was taken to Lankenau Hospital, where he was listed in extremely critical condition.
Images of the construction site captured by Fox 29 show what appears to be a large piece of construction equipment toppled over on its side on top of a vehicle. Additional details were not immediately available.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is aware of the incident and investigating, a spokesperson said. Philadelphia police said the scene was secured and an investigation was ongoing.