The Ecuadorean immigrant leaves behind two sons and a wife.
Buildings inspectors issued a stop-work order at the site on West 111th Street after the accident Thursday afternoon.
A construction worker was critically injured when he fell three stories at a Brooklyn site in a separate incident Thursday.
More than 20 people have died in New York City construction accidents this year, including nine in two crane collapses.
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