MAN HURT IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLDING.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer A construction worker who fell four stories off a scaffolding Thursday while working on the new Princess Cruises Princess Cruises is an American cruise line, based out of Santa Clarita, California, that operates cruise ships also shares the same building with Cunard Line headquarters. It is one of the many cruise lines operated by the Carnival Corporation. building in Valencia suffered only minor injuries, authorities said. ``He was very lucky,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Fire Capt. Gary Dellamalva. ``It appears that there are no major injuries here, just some bumps and bruises Bruises Definition Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues. Pupura refers to bruising as the result of a disease condition. . And also, he never lost consciousness,'' he said. Juan Fernandez, 25, a construction worker for Los Angeles-based Best Glass Co., was working atop a fourth-floor scaffolding alongside several other employees when he fell. ``The scaffoldings below actually helped to break his fall,'' Dellamalva said. ``He fell roughly 30 feet and I'll tell you this, it was his lucky day because had he not hit the other scaffoldings on his way down it would have been a totally different story today.'' Fernandez was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital for observation and was said to be in stable condition. It was not immediately known what caused the fall. Fernandez, who lives in Rosemead, suffered a cut on the side of his head and other minor bruises, Dellamalva said. Milo Milo, athlete of ancient Greece Milo (mī`lō) or Milon (mī`lŏn), fl. 500 B.C., athlete of ancient Greece, b. Crotona. Reyes, an eight-year construction worker who was at the scene, said he'd never seen someone fall that far. ``I've worked in higher places and that was scary scar·y adj. scar·i·er, scar·i·est 1. Causing fright or alarm. 2. Easily scared; very timid. scar ,'' Reyes said. A spokesman for FLV FLV Flash Video FLV Forced Liquidation Value FLV Flanders Language Valley fund (Belgium) FLV Foreign Leave FLV Foreign Liaison Visit FLV Future Large Vehicle Construction, which is responsible for subcontracting work to other companies at the site, said the company had never had a worker suffer an injury in its 15 years of business. Crews have been working at the site of the new Princess Cruises office building since December and are expected to complete the job next month. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Juan Fernandez is taken to a hospital after falling at a work site. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News |
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