Ocala Fire Rescue personnel responded to reports of a fall, at approximately 9:42 A.M., in a structure under construction at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
Upon arrival, firefighters found a worker lying on the ground of the second story of the structure. According to fellow workers the subcontractor was on a scissor lift when a shift in weight on the surface where he stood, toppled the apparatus over causing them both to fall.
Because the site was under construction and the only access point was a hand built ladder (pictured above) firefighters had to resort to ingenuity in order to safely remove the patient from the second floor. Noticing a crane was available, rescue crews proceeded to load the patient in to a stokes basket and, once secured, lower him to ground level with the aforementioned tool.
The worker, who was conscious and alert through the process, was transported to the adjacent hospital for treatment.
Fire Safety: Construction Concerns: Contractor Hazards
Emergency Access to Construction Job Sites
Preplanning Construction Site Hazards
