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Bochur Seriously Injured while Building A Sukkah

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — An accident while building a Sukkah landed one person in the hospital in serious condition. Hatzalah was called to a home in Crown Heights where a group of men were building a large Sukkah and one of the cross beams suddenly fell and struck a Bochur in his head causing severe injuries.

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After briefly treating the Bochur at the scene he was transported to Kings County Hospital where he went into surgery for a compressed skull fracture. The Bochur condition was listed as critical, but he is expected to make a full recovery.

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8 Comments

  • refua shlaima

    refua shelaima
    lets be exrta careful, biulding a succa can be dangerous!
    gut yom tov!
    may we be zoche to only good news
    moshiach now! amen

  • speedy recovery

    about the mitzvos it says “v’chai bohem!”
    there you have it, a psak din of the torah that this bochur will have a refuah shleimah b’korov.
    lets be careful everyone and not take chances, as it is known that “haSatan mekatreg b’shas haSakanah.”
    gut yom tov!

  • Balabusteh

    And don’t forget to keep a careful eye on Yom Tov & Shabbos candles in the sukkah. They can & have caused fires.

  • A Freilichin sukkos

    I know a bochur who was helping with the sukka, and a beam struck him right under his eye (B’H it missed the eye) and tore his tear duct, which required surgery to repair. Care is needed, and for those who can afford, try to hire a proffesional tyo do the job.