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Worker Seriously Injured During Fall at Mill Basin Bridge, FDNY Says

BROOKLYN — A worker was seriously injured during a fall while working on the Mill Basin drawbridge Friday afternoon, fire officials said.

The man fell about 10 to 15 feet from a lift onto a floating platform at about 11:54 a.m., an FDNY spokesman said.

He was taken to Kings County Hospital with serious injuries.

It was not immediately clear what specific work the man was doing or if he was wearing a harness.