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Worker falls 30 feet at draft stage in Philadelphia

Draft Outdoor Venue

Tourist make photos with the Rocky statue as workmen construct the stage for the upcoming 2017 NFL football draft on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. When the NFL chose Philadelphia to host the 2017 draft, they insisted on holding the three-day event at the Art Museum in front of the iconic Rocky steps. Mayor Jim Kenney and city officials made it happen so construction crews are putting together a 3,000-seat theater for an extravaganza that’s expected to draw about 200,000 people to the venue. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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As the final touches were being placed on the outdoor stage to be used during the draft in Philadelphia, a worker accidentally fell while working on the roof of the structure.

Via NBC 10 in Philadelphia, a 27-year-old man plunged 30 feet on Saturday. He was in stable condition.

The man, who fell from scaffolding, is expected to fully recover.

The draft starts Thursday night in Philadelphia, the location for the event after two years in Chicago and, before that, decades in New York.