Newsday: 1 injured at Queens construction site
A scaffolding accident can ruin your day. Newsday highlights:
NEW YORK - Authorities say one person has been seriously injured at a construction site in Queens.
The fire department says the man was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital Center shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The construction worker walked on a scaffold and part of it gave way, authorities said. He fell approximately 30 to 40 feet.
This points to what we pointed out earlier, that scaffolding accidents are a large risk at construction sites.