Construction worker falls 10 metres

By News Staff

Posted Jun 16, 2011 7:55 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A construction worker was flown to Foothills Hospital in life-threatening condition after falling 10 metres at a work site in Chestermere.

EMS spokesman Adam Loria tells the Calgary Sun the 52-year-old Calgary man was working on a home early Wednesday afternoon, when he fell into the basement of a home under development.

Loria describes the man’s injuries as massive.

Occupational Health and Safety is investigating.

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