Worker injured from falling down lift shaft at Thebarton
A seriously injured man has been winched to safety after falling down a lift shaft in Adelaide’s west.
A worker has suffered serious injuries after falling down a lift shaft at Thebarton.
The man was building the lift inside a building on Stirling St when he fell 5m down the shaft around 11am on Friday.
Firefighters conducted a confined space rescue and winched the 34-year-old man, who was conscious, to safety.
The man had multiple injuries and was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
A man has been taken to hospital after he fell several metres down a shaft at a Thebarton business. Rescue teams were able to winch him up from the bottom of shaft, it’s believed he has internal injuries. pic.twitter.com/p2TubppHFt
— Keziah Sullivan (@9keziahsullivan) July 5, 2019
Originally published as Worker injured from falling down lift shaft at Thebarton
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