A construction worker died after he fell 60 feet into a massive ditch at a work site at Hudson Yards on Thursday morning, the FDNY said.

The employee was working on a freshly poured foundation wall – part of the massive Hudson Yards Concrete Casing project – at 12th Avenue and West 30th Street when he tragically plummeted into the excavated ditch around 8:50 a.m., officials said.

Firefighters rushed to the scene within three minutes, according to Battalion Chief Anthony Romano. 4

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“We encountered a construction worker at the bottom of the pit, 60 feet down,” Russo said.

First responders quickly realized the worker had no pulse and wasn’t breathing, according to the chief.

“They set up a highpoint anchor and lowered a stokes basket,” Russo said. “And about 5 to 10 minutes after

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