Five injured in Burlington construction mishap

By Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent

Five construction workers were injured this morning when a concrete ceiling fell, striking two men on a lift and another three on the ground, Burlington fire officials said.

"There was some type of failure of the concrete from the elevated section," said Fire Lieutenant James Sorenson.

After the incident, which happened at about 11:20, the workers were transported by ambulance to Lahey Clinic in Burlington with non-life-threatening injuries. One man had what appeared to be a broken arm and the others complained of back and neck injuries, Sorenson said.

Work on the Wall Street site was stopped for the day and officials from OSHA will investigate the accident, he said.

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