Crime & Safety
Worker Hospitalized After House Collapses In Babylon
There were a total of 6 workers in the home when the structure collapsed on Friday morning.
BABYLON, NY - One person was hospitalized after a house collapsed in Babylon on Friday morning, according to Suffolk Police.
Officers responded to a call on Coppertree Lane at 9:15 a.m.
The house, which was reportedly damaged during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, was up on temporary lifts and workers were attempting lower it from the lifts when it collapsed.
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Six workers, all adult males, were in the house and one person was injured.
The person was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of a fractured leg.
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OSHA and the Town of Babylon Fire Marshal also responded.
On the scene of a bad house collapse in Babylon. Coppertree Lane. Just like another we covered 2 years ago. These homes were still damaged from #superstormsandy, and now this. At noon. #sandydamage #suffolkcounty @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/ZBnuSFuf4i
— Stacey Sager (@staceysager7) November 2, 2018
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