Wife, children reeling as Staten Island dad, 35, dies in workplace accident

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Tuesday, Oct. 28, began like any other day for Prince’s Bay resident Vincenzo Fortunato.

The 35-year-old dad of two went to work as an electrical technician for a moving company. His typical day soon turned tragic, however, when Fortunato was fatally injured on the job, his wife, Erin Pianforte, told the Advance/SILive.com.

Now, she is searching for answers.

The fatal day

According to Pianforte, who is pregnant with the couple’s third child, Fortunato and a crew were unloading Masonite boards from a truck when several fell on top of him…

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