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Police: Construction worker in grave condition after fall in Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood

Michael DiVittorio
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A man was hospitalized in grave condition with a severe head injury after falling in a worksite in Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood Monday evening.

Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said the incident took place shortly before 7 p.m. along the 1500 block of Federal Street.

The 45-year-old man was doing residential construction work when he fell from scaffolding and landed inside the house.

Just before 7 p.m., authorities responded to reports of a man hurt in the 1500 block of Federal Street while doing residential construction/rehab work.

The man fell from scaffolding and landed inside the house, police said.

He was breathing and had a pulse when medics transported him to the hospital in grave condition, Cruz said.

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