Man Struck And Killed By Tape Measure That Fell 50 Floors In Hudson County

A 58-year-old man at a Hudson County construction site died after a tape measure fell and hit him on the head, a Jersey City spokesman said.

The tape measure became dislodged from a worker’s belt on the 50th floor in Jersey City, struck equipment about 10 to 15 feet off the ground, ricocheted and then struck and killed Gary Anderson, according to NBC40.

The Somerdale, N.J. resident, who wasn’t wearing a hard hat when he was delivering sheetrock, was taken to a hospital where he died, according to NBC40.

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Anderson had just parked his truck and stepped from the vehicle when the accident happened, said Carly Baldwin, a spokeswoman for the Jersey City Department of Public Safety, according to The New York Times.

The site will soon be the home of two 50-story residential skyscrapers with a hotel attached, called 70-90 Columbus Drive, according to NJ.com.