Construction Worker Injured At New Condo Site

By Jenny DeHuff, The Bulletin Published:Friday, January 23, 2009

Philadelphia — A Philadelphia man was injured Thursday afternoon as he was handling a three-ton slab of concrete at a construction site.

According to police, a white male, whose name has not been released, broke his hip while moving precast concrete, the type of construction material used in forming exterior walls of a building.

An employee of Turner Construction Company, the man was working at 18th and Sansom streets, the site of 10 Rittenhouse Square, the new, 33-story luxury condominiums.

Reports conflict about how the concrete fell on the man. Police said the massive slab fell from scaffolding; however, witnesses at the scene said it happened while he was removing it from a flatbed truck.

Police said the man was rushed to Hahnemann Hospital and is listed in stable condition. They have labeled the 1800 block of Sansom Street as a crime scene, due to the severity of the accident.

A hospital spokeswoman said physicians are still assessing his status.

Jenny DeHuff can be reached at jdehuff@thebulletin.us
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Accident at new mine construction site.

by Beth Sergent

RACINE — A 26-year-old man working for contractor US Equipment at the Yellowbush Mine site fell from scaffolding yesterday afternoon and was flown by MedFlight helicopter to a local trauma center as a “precaution.”

US Equipment are constructing two tunnels, including a clean coal reclaim tunnel for Gatling, Ohio, owner of the Yellowbush Mine.

A spokesperson for Gatling, Ohio said the worker was flown to the trauma center as a “precaution” and at no time did the workers lose consciousness, had no broken bones or was cut.

“At no time was this life threatening,” said the spokesperson.

According to the spokesperson, the worker, who was working on the clean coal reclaim tunnel, fell on scaffolding first and was unable to catch himself and rolled off the scaffolding into a “reasonably tight space.” The spokesperson said at no time did he free fall 12 feet, adding the man landed between an earthen and concrete wall and that EMT’s on the work crew were first on scene to assist the patient.

Emergency personnel from the Racine Fire Department and Meigs EMS were also called.Work continues at the mine’s construction site.