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Three construction workers fall from lift at Miami Beach tower site
Three workers were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center after falling about 20 feet from a cherry picker at a Mid-Beach construction site Friday. Officials have not released their conditions or said what caused the fall.
Three construction workers were taken to a trauma center Friday afternoon after falling about 20 feet from a cherry picker at a high-rise project in Miami Beach, fire officials said.
The fall happened shortly before 2:50 p.m. at the Perigon Miami Beach construction site, at 5333 Collins Ave. in the Mid-Beach neighborhood, according to the Miami Beach Fire Department. The workers were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, a department spokesperson said.
The site is being developed for a 17-story condominium tower. Miami Beach police were also at the scene.
Officials had not provided details about the workers’ conditions or identified what led to the fall as of Friday. No further information about the incident was immediately available.