A New York construction worker got seriously injured after falling from fourth floor of a building in Queens this morning.

According to officials a 40 year old fell when he was installing guard rails on a residential building. He was not wearing safety harness at that time.

The worker was taken to Elmhurst Hospital by the fire officials and was unconscious with multiple injuries.

A stop-work order was issued by the Department of Buildings for safety violations including lack of a safety harness.

News Update by : New York Construction Accident Lawyer