Construction worker injured near Main Campus

A 21-year-old construction worker was injured Tuesday while working on a residential building in the 1600 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue, philly.com reported.

The man, who has not yet been identified, fell 20 feet from the first floor to the basement, Philadelphia Police spokeswoman Leeloni Palmeiro said.

The worker was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he is in stable condition, said Tanya Little, another Philadelphia Police spokeswoman. Little added that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was notified of the incident.

As of 5:30 p.m., Little told The Temple News that no information had been released pertaining to the worker’s injuries.

Steve Bohnel can be reached at steven.bohnel@temple.edu or on Twitter @Steve_Bohnel.