1 in serious condition after Calgary workplace accident: EMS

FILE - A photo of an EMS ambulance in Calgary. (CityNews photo)

By CityNews Staff

Posted Feb 14, 2024 3:15 pm.

Last Updated Feb 14, 2024 3:40 pm.

One person is in serious condition after a workplace incident in Calgary’s southeast Wednesday afternoon, EMS says.

A spokesperson tells CityNews crews were called to an incident at a construction site on Legacy Grove SE around 1 p.m.

When EMS got there, crews began treating a man who was partially trapped under some construction infrastructure in an open foundation.

Calgary Fire extricated the victim before he was taken by ambulance to Foothills Hospital, EMS add.

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