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IN THE HOSPITAL. NEWSCENTER 5’S SERA CONGI IS LIVE ON ATLANTIC AVE TRACKING THE BREAKING INFORMATION. >> BUILDING INSPECTORS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR INVESTIGATION, NOW INVESTIGATIONAL SERVICES FINDS THE SITE WAS NOT PROPERLY CONTAINED, AND THE VIOLATIONS LED TO AN UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS WORKSITE. AROUND 8:30 YESTERDAY, A WOMAN WALKING BY THE COMMERCIAL WHARF EAST BUILDING WAS STRUCK BY A SECTION OR RAILING FROM THE ROOF. THE RAILING SET UP AS PART OF CONSTRUCTION WORK BEING DONE ON THE ROOF BY COROLLA ROOFING OUT OF WINTHROP. ISD SAYS AMONG THE VIOLATIONS, THE WORK THEY WERE DOING WENT BEYOND WHAT THE PERMIT ALLOWED, LEADING TO A DANGEROUS WORKSITE ACCORDING TO INSPECTIONAL SERVICES. THOSE WHO PASS HERE DAILY ARE FEELING AND EASY. >> I THINK THIS SHOULD RAISE AWARENESS WITH THE CITY THAT IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT CLOSER. >> THE CITY HAS ISSUED A STOP WORK ORDER FOR THE SITE AS WELL AS SIX OTHER COROLLA ROOFING’S PROJECTS IN BOSTON. ISD SAYS THE COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE ANY VIOLATIONS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN THE CITY, BUT A LOOK AT THEIR FEDERAL RECORD OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS SHOWS SEVEN VIOLATIONS, AND FIVE OF THEM CATEGORIZED AS SERIOUS. MEANWHILE, THE WOMAN HERE, WE DON’T KNOW WHO IDENTITY. SHE REMAINS IN HOSPITAL IN CR

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The construction company behind a project that left a woman critically injured Thursday in Boston's North End had a stop work order issued by city officials on Friday. The woman in her 30s suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck in the area of 85 Atlantic Avenue, located just north of Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park.Witnesses said the woman was walking her dog outside the Commercial Wharf East building where roof work has been underway for about a week. According to a witness, the woman was walking past the building when a section of the railing fell on her.The Boston Inspectional Services Department said an investigation has determined the site was not properly contained.Inspectors said the work currently being done exceeded the terms of the permit issued by the city agency. The permit issued allowed for the removal and replacement of a rubber roof, however building inspectors said they noticed a deck was removed without proper permits. On Friday, segments of railing lining the roof’s edge and a crane carrying materials hovered over a missing section of railing.Corolla Contracting did not have any outstanding violations with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and has not received any violations from the city of Boston in the past five years, the Boston Inspectional Services Department said. ISD said it issued a stop work order for 47 Commercial Wharf East, in addition to six additional worksite currently supervised by the construction company. "Each site will be inspected to ensure they are properly contained until further notice," the city agency said."My heart goes out to the woman involved in the terrible event this morning in the North End, and I pray she will be okay," Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said. "There is currently a full investigation underway by city and federal agencies to get to the bottom of what happened."OSHA officials said Corolla Contracting did have seven reported violations in the past 10 years, including five which were considered to be serious.