FDNY Responds to Construction Worker Fall in Manhattan

Emergency Response to Construction Site Incident

• 🚨 At 8:50 AM, FDNY responded to a call about a construction worker who had fallen into a pit, initially estimated to be a 60-foot fall.
• ⏱️ Units arrived on scene within 3 minutes and found the construction worker at the bottom of the 60-foot pit.

Rescue Operations and Patient Care

• 🚑 Firefighters immediately descended a staircase to provide patient care, with one engine team performing CPR and checking for a pulse.
• 💔 The victim was found with no pulse and no breathing, prompting the rescue operation.
• 🛠️ Rescue one began packaging the patient while other units set up a high-point anchor using a construction boom, as their rigs could not access the site due to obstacles.
• ⏱️ Within 5-10 minutes, the victim was successfully hoisted up and transferred to FDNY EMS for further medical attention.

Patient Condition and Incident Details

• 🏥 Division Chief Nicholas Aello reported that the rescue paramedics treated the critical construction worker, who was then packaged and transported to a local hospital.
• ⚠️ The worker remains in critical condition.
• 👷 The construction worker was reportedly working approximately 50 feet up on a foundation wall poured the previous day.
• ❓ The exact cause or manner of the fall is currently unknown.