A member of a Manhattan high-rise construction crew died after falling from the 15th story of a building Monday morning, city officials said.
The tragic incident unfolded around 11:30 a.m. at a 23-story building on West End Avenue on the Upper West Side, spokespeople with the FDNY and DOB confirmed.
The identity of the deceased was not immediately released.
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WATCH HEREA DOB spokesperson said the worker was installing netting on the 15th floor around a support scaffold at the time of the fall.
The building's owners, the spokesperson added, had active work permits for façade repair and the supported scaffold.
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