Updated 12/11/2008 01:09 PM
Construction Worker Injured In Midtown Accident
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A construction worker was seriously injured this morning in a Midtown construction accident.
It happened at about 4 o'clock this morning at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue.
The man – said to be in his 20's – was taken to Bellevue Hospital with injuries to his legs.
Officials say the worker, an employee of Plaza Construction, was digging a trench, when a retaining wall caved in.
"An underground excavation site weakened and ended up collapsing on one of the construction workers that was actually within the hole," said FDNY Deputy Chief Steven Morelli.
Fellow construction workers say the workers was talking after the accident, but not able to walk.