An eight-year-old girl was left with a large gash and concussion after a piece a wood fell from a New York City construction site.
Tatiana Piedrahita was leaving her Queen’s apartment in NYC with her family when a large piece of plywood fell on her head from a construction site.
Her father, Diego Devia, reportedly asked the construction workers to stop what they were doing while his family passed prior to the incident and they refused.
Tatiana was treated at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan for a concussion and large gash, but she is expected to make a full recovery.
Tatiana Piedrahita was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan after a piece of wood fell on her. She received three staples in her head. Pictured is her at the hospital
The piece of wood left a large gash in Tatiana’s head. She also got a concussion and will have to miss school days while she recovers
Tatiana’s mother, Olga Piedrahita, said her daughter received three staples in her head after she was hit by the plywood. The father reportedly asked the construction workers to stop while his family passed but they refused
Construction workers were lowering the piece of wood from a fourth-floor fire escape at 9.30am when it fell.
The family was leaving their apartment to go to the park when the plywood fell from the third floor.
Devia reportedly was furious and had to be restrained after the wood came crashing down on his daughter.
Neighbors said they heard the eight-year-old screaming after the incident and her three-year-old brother crying.
‘I just ran to my daughter,’ Tatiana’s mother Olga Piedrahita said to Pix 11 News. ‘She was bleeding, just gushing blood.’
Tatiana (middle), 8, was leaving her Queen’s apartment in NYC with her mother (right), father (left) and three-year-old brother when a piece of wood fell from a construction site. She got a large gash on her head and a concussion
The construction workers were lowering the piece of wood (pictured) from the fourth floor of the apartment building. It fell three floors and landed on top of Tatiana’s head
The construction at the apartment building has been put on hold while the Department of Buildings investigates the incident. The property (pictured) has already been issued fines for failing to safeguard the construction area
Tatiana received three staples on her head because of the laceration.
The family is grateful that Tatiana didn’t suffer from more life-threatening injuries, but she will not be able to return to school until the middle of the week at the earliest.
The Department of Buildings told NBC 4 they are investigating the incident.
It has already issued three violations to the property for failing to safeguard a construction site and performing unpermitted work.
A full stop-work order was issued to the property after the incident.