CHICAGO (WLS) -- A construction worker was seriously injured early Tuesday morning in downtown Chicago after scaffolding fell on him.
Police responded around 5:30 a.m. to an accidental injury call in the 100-block of West Jackson Boulevard in the Loop.
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The 40-year-old worker told officers he tried to make room for a package that was due to arrive Tuesday morning by removing a brace from the bottom of a scaffold.
The scaffolding, which was about 15 feet up, fell on him, police said. He suffered injuries to his back and chest wall.
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He was transported in serious condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition stabilized.
Police said Chicago's Department of Buildings and Department of Streets and Sanitation have been notified.