Siarhei Marhunou, 38, died in December 2021 after falling nearly 50 feet from a balcony of a five-unit townhouse development.
Philadelphia jury awards $68.5 million to family of worker killed in Center City construction site fall
Marhunou, who had recently immigrated to Philadelphia from Belarus at the time of his death, had been working on a fifth-floor balcony of the development installing siding ahead of the accident, according to court documents. During his work, he was “suddenly and unexpectedly caused to fall,” and “came into contact” with a temporary wooden guardrail attached to the balcony, the complaint claims.
“As a direct and proximate result of the carelessness, negligence, gross negligence, recklessness and other liability-producing conduct of the defendants, plaintiff was forced to suffer fatal injuries,” the complaint alleges.
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