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19-year-old suffers serious injuries in construction-site fall

His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

A 19-year-old man suffered serious injuries after falling from the second floor of a Canton home where he was working construction Tuesday morning, according to the town’s fire department.The accidental 15-foot fall occurred around 9:45 a.m. at 49 Beaumont St., a residential site where two homes are currently in the early stages of construction, officials said. The man, who was not publicly identified, was transferred to Boston Medical Center by ambulance. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, officials said.