A Texas construction worker was severely injured Wednesday morning after falling into a 20-foot, uncovered shaft at San Antonio college.
The name of the construction site accident victim has not yet been released. However, it has been reported by Derrick Patten, deputy chief for Alamo Colleges District Police Department, that the man was working at the Nail Technical Center at around 7:45 a.m. when he fell into the shaft.
The workplace accident victim was still conscious when taken to Brooke Army Medical Center. He had suffered a leg injury and severe head injuries.
The hole into which the construction site accident victim fell drops onto a lower concrete platform where the mechanical equipment is stored.
The victim was pulled out of the hole by the San Antonio Fire Department’s technical rescue team.
At this time, it remains unclear why the hole was open and not covered, as it usually is, by a metal grate. It is also unclear whether the worker was wearing a hardhat.
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