A construction worker died Thursday after falling at a site in Manhattan related to the Gateway tunnel project, according to a statement from three organizations involved in the $16 billion effort to build new rail tracks under the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey.
The worker, who was not named, fell about 60 feet, said Anthony Romano, a battalion chief at the New York Fire Department, at a news conference on Thursday morning.
Chief Romano said the man had been working on a recently poured foundation wall when he fell into a pit below just before 9 a.m. “We do not know how or why,” Chief Romano said.
About 60 fire and emergency medical personnel were called to the scene after the fall, according to the Fire Department. They found that the worker was not breathing and had no pulse. He was lifted from the pit on a stretcher and taken to a hospital.
Work had been suspended at the site pending an investigation, according to the statement from the three organizations, the Gateway Development Corporation, Amtrak and Related Companies.
The worker had been involved in constructing a right of way that would connect the new rail tunnels to Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, according to the statement.
Patrick McGeehan contributed reporting.
Camille Baker is a Times reporter covering New York City and its surrounding areas.
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