Randwick: Man suffers neck injury in fall from scaffolding

A man, aged in his 20s, has fallen 4m while working on scaffolding at a Randwick home. A NSW Ambulance inspector has called it a “timely reminder” to take precautions when working at height.

Police rescue truck outside the home on Coogee Bay Road.

A man aged in his 20s has suffered a neck injury after falling about 4m from scaffolding onto concrete at a Randwick home.

Emergency services responded to the incident at a construction site on Coogee Bay Rd, near Carrington Rd, about 7.35am.

He was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital in a stable condition.

Emergency services outside the home at Coogee Bay Road on Tuesday.

Outside the home where the man fell on Coogee Bay Rd.

NSW Ambulance inspector Kathryn Mansfield said it was a timely reminder to take appropriate safety precautions when working at height.

“He was in a difficult to access location so Special Operations paramedics and NSW Police

Rescue utilised a rescue lifter to safely extricate him,” she said.

“Paramedics placed a neck collar and pelvic binder on him and administered pain relief.

“Given the length of the fall, the patient’s injuries could have been much worse.”

A SafeWork NSW spokesman said the incident was being investigated.