Construction Worker Dies After Being Hit by Wood at Manhattan Site: NYPD

A 22-year-old construction worker has died at a site in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, police say. 

Police say it appears the worker was struck by a piece of wood during work at 19 Ninth Ave. just after noon. 

The worker was unconscious and unresponsive when emergency workers responded, and he was pronounced dead at Lenox Hill Hospital, according to police. 

The medical examiner is expected to determine a cause of death.

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