Construction worker dies in Fairmount accident
Construction worker dies in Fairmount accident A construction worker fell from scaffolding at a work site in the city’s Fairmount section Monday afternoon and was pronounced dead about 1:45, police said.
![A construction worker watches after another worker fell from scaffolding at a work site in the city’s Fairmount section Monday afternoon and was pronounced dead about 1:45, police said.Authorities said the unidentified 30-year-old man came in contact with a live wire while working on the third floor of a building under construction at 20th and Parrish Streets and fell to the ground.A police spokeswoman said the cause of death was under investigation. ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer](https://www.inquirer.com/resizer/0il9_Az_CDW1sZiYi2LN5LMfskM=/760x507/smart/filters:format(webp)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-pmn.s3.amazonaws.com/public/ZD3ZOG4GTBE3JBZXSSQPS6IH3A.jpg)
Construction worker dies in Fairmount accident
A construction worker fell from scaffolding at a work site in the city's Fairmount section Monday afternoon and was pronounced dead about 1:45, police said.
Authorities said the unidentified 30-year-old man came in contact with a live wire while working on the third floor of a building under construction at 20th and Parrish Streets and fell to the ground.
A police spokeswoman said the cause of death was under investigation. A spokesman for the Medical Examiner's Office could not be reached for comment. — Michael Hinkelman