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Update: Ridgewood Firefighters Rescue Construction Worker Who Fell 20 Feet Into Basement

Firefighters rescued a worker who fell 20 or so feet off a ladder Monday morning into the basement of a new home under construction in Ridgewood.

Firefighters rescued the worker through a window well.

Firefighters rescued the worker through a window well.

 Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
The Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps rushed the victim to St. Joe's.

The Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps rushed the victim to St. Joe's.

 Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
The site of the North Monroe Street mishap was right off Wastena Terrace.

The site of the North Monroe Street mishap was right off Wastena Terrace.

 Photo Credit: Googlemaps
Jerry DeMarco

Rescuers brought a Stokes basket and ropes along after the 10:30 a.m. mishap on North Monroe Street.

After they got him out through a window well, the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps rushed the 28-year-old worker to the trauma unit at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson.

He complained of pain in his back, leg and hand, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said.

A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital also responded.

Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story.

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