Calgary worker stable after falling from construction site
CBC News
Posted: Aug 20, 2012 10:14 AM MT
Last Updated: Aug 20, 2012 12:04 PM MT
Paramedics say a construction worker who fell several metres is in stable condition. (Bal Brach/CBC)
A construction worker is in hospital after falling at a site in Calgary's southwest Monday morning.
Rescue crews were called shortly after 9 a.m. MT to the 2100 block of 27th Avenue.
The man — who had fallen several metres — landed in a spot that was difficult for paramedics to access.
Jayson Doyscher with the Calgary Fire Department says a high-angle rescue team was called in to bring him down.
"The challenge itself was actually trying to get on to that location," he said. "Because it's a construction site there's no stairs and it was on the second floor."
The man is in stable condition and the accident is now under investigation.
Emergency crews complete a successful high-angle rescue after construction worker fell several metres Monday morning. (Bal Brach/CBC)
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