The accident happened around 1:00 p.m. at 5th and Chestnut streets in Center City.
Initial reports indicate man was working on the Lafayette Building when a rock fell on his leg.
Medics rushed the 47-year-old to Jefferson University Hospital.
Those medics say the man's leg was 90 percent amputated.
The man's name has not been released.
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