Worker falls to death at Manhattan construction site
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police are investigating a fatal fall at a Manhattan construction site.
The accident happened shortly after 9 a.m. Friday at a building under construction on the city's upper east side.
Police say a 30-year-old construction worker fell down an elevator shaft. They say he fell from the third story to the basement.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The worker was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name was not immediately released.
The city Department of Buildings has issued a stop-work order and is conducting an investigation.