Personal Injury Law

CSX Worker Falls from Bridge into the Hackensack River

By Paul Napoli

January 31, 2010

A worker for the CSX Corporation has died from injuries incurred in a fall from a CSX bridge into the Hackensack River, The Jersey Journal reported.

About 4:30 a.m. on Friday morning, Robert Fitzgerald, 55, of North Arlington, was working on the CSX bridge adjacent to the Wittpenn Bridge, which connects Jersey City with Kearny along route 7, when he fell 50 feet into the frigid water below. He was able to swim to the pilings before falling unconscious from hypothermia.

The Jersey City Police Department Emergency Services Unit responded to the scene and hoisted Fitzgerald back up to the bridge in a basket. They transported him to Jersey Medical Center where he was said to be recovering and feeling better, but then succumbed to his injuries and died about nine hours later at 1:30 p.m.

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Full post as published by New York City Personal Injury Lawyer on February 02, 2010 (boomark / email).