Worker sustained broken bone
A construction worker was injured at a construction site in British Columbia.
The incident happened Thursday afternoon at Vancouver’s West End.
The worker was struck by a large power cable that had come loose from a crane, according to Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (VFRS), reported CTV News.
Fire crews responded to the incident at the intersection of Thurlow and Harwood streets around 2:30 p.m. VFRS stated that the power cable hit the worker’s leg, resulting in a broken bone. The VFRS Technical Rescue team was called to the scene and climbed nearly 250 feet up the crane to reach the injured worker. The man was secured in a rescue basket and lowered to the ground using the site’s elevator, VFRS told CTV News.
Once on the ground, paramedics from B.C. Emergency Health Services treated the worker before transporting him to hospital. He was reported to be in stable condition.
Just this year, there have been a number of crane-related incidents in B.C. and other parts of the country.
These incidents “serve as a wake-up call,” Josh Towsley, assistant business manager at the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 115, previously said. “The state of health and safety around tower cranes isn’t where it needs to be.”
