Worker Dies After 80-Foot Fall At University City Construction Site
By Kim Glovas
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A construction worker died after falling 80 feet at a site in University City Friday.
Philadelphia Police say it happened just after 8 a.m. in the 2900 block of Chestnut Street.
Police say the 42-year-old man fell about 80-feet to the ground at the construction site.
He was rushed to Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly before 9 a.m.
The victim's identity was not immediately known.
The fatal incident remains under investigation.
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