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Man Injured After Falling Through Skylight While Working On Roof

The contractor was working on the roof of an East Patchogue wedding venue when he fell 12 feet Tuesday afternoon.

EAST PATCHOGUE, NY — A contractor was hospitalized after falling through a roof in East Patchogue Tuesday afternoon, according to Suffolk police.

The man fell 12 feet through a glass skylight over the kitchen at The Mediterranean Manor on 303 E. Main Street at 3:55 p.m.

He was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue with non-life-threatening injuries.

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He suffered possible fractures to his arm and wrist.

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