Construction worker injured after falling into basement of South March home
Firefighters lifted the worker from the basement; he was listed in stable condition by mid-afternoon, and police have the scene.
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A construction worker fell through scaffolding into the concrete basement of a home under construction on Linseed Road in Ottawa's South March community Tuesday morning.
Ottawa Fire Services was dispatched around 8:19 a.m. at the request of paramedics, and firefighters reached the worker three minutes later. The Rope Rescue Team anchored a stokes basket to an aerial ladder and lifted him out before lowering him to a safe location. Fire crews cleared the scene at about 9:09 a.m. and left it with Ottawa Police for investigation.
Paramedics described the injury as non-life-threatening, and as of 3:30 p.m. The hospital listed him in stable condition. His name, age and employer have not been released. Mattamy Homes, named as the developer, has not commented.
