A construction worker died after plunging from a perch that collapsed underneath him at the Trump SoHo hotel and condominium tower today, police officials said.

Officials said the construction worker, whom authorities have not identified, fell to the ground from the 42nd floor after a portion of the floor collapsed. The worker had been tamping down wet concrete as it was being poured onto wood forms.

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A second construction worker also fell and was seriously injured during the accident, landing onto a safety net hanging just beneath the 40th floor, officials said. They said his injuries were not life threatening.

Fire department officials said the second victim was rescued from the netting using a bucket lowered down from the building’s crane. A worker who witnessed the accident, Walter Brown, said the victim was covered in concrete up to his neck.

The man who died had been removing air bubbles from the concrete alongside several other workers, officials and workers said. Adjacent to the workers was a vat of concrete about 20 feet in diameter according to a Bovis Lend Lease inspector present at the time of the accident. When he fell, he cleared the safety nets, fire and building officials said.

Two other victims were being treated for minor injuries, fire department officials said.

The project manager for the hotel, Bovis Lend Lease, is also overseeing the demolition of the Deutche Bank building. The company is under investigation by the Manhattan district attorney’s office after two firefighters died at the condemned building during a blaze in August.

A phone call to Bovis seeking comment was not immediately returned.

The Trump SoHo project, slated to become the tallest building between Midtown and the financial district, has also been a thorn in the side of local community groups, primarily over concerns that the building will upset the character of the neighborhood. It is set to open in early August.