It happened Tuesday at a single family home at 135-40 229 St. before 10 a.m.
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They were performing excavation work at the home when they became pinned by a concrete slab.
Crews used lifesaving tools to push the slabs off the workers.
Both workers were rescued and taken to Jamaica Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Department of Buildings issued violation for failure to maintain the building and a partial vacate order for the front of the house.
The investigation is ongoing.
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