WPRI.com Two construction workers injured

Updated: Wednesday, 30 Dec 2009, 6:32 PM EST Published : Wednesday, 30 Dec 2009, 11:45 AM EST * Nancy Krause REHOBOTH, Mass. (WPRI) -

Two construction workers were hurt Wednesday morning in a wall collapse at a new housing development in Rehoboth. The call came in from 27 Star Lane around 11:15 a.m. The preliminary investigation revealed that workers were trying to raise a pre-constructed sidewall of a home under construction, when the wall collapsed injuring two of the workers, Rehoboth police said.

The injured workers are employed by Provincial Homes which builds homes in Seekonk and Rehoboth Ma. Rehoboth police officers on the scene were conducting an investigation along with officials from OSHA. Star Lane is a new development in the town, near Cameron Circle.