"According to Pianforte, who is pregnant with the couple's third child, Fortunato and a crew were unloading Masonite boards from a truck when several fell on top of him. "Vinny sustained a fatal frontal lobe injury," Pianforte, 37, told the Advance/SILive.com. She noted how hard the father worked, "trying so hard to provide for us." Fortunato had been searching for different employment in the months before his death, said Pianforte."
"According to the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Fortunato's cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. The office ruled the manner of death to be an accident. She said she is in the process of speaking with attorneys as she considers her options moving forward. The Advance/SILive.com reached out to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which investigates workplace incidents, but did not receive comment by the time of publication."
On Oct. 28 in Prince's Bay, Staten Island, a 35-year-old electrical technician died after Masonite boards fell on him while he and a crew were unloading a truck. The man sustained a fatal frontal lobe injury; the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death blunt force trauma to the head and the manner an accident. The victim was a father of two and his wife is pregnant with their third child; the family had recently purchased a house with a pool. He had been seeking different employment and had discussed joining the local plumbers union the morning of the accident. The family is pursuing answers and exploring legal options; OSHA was contacted but did not comment.
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