Worker extricated by firefighters after wall collapse on construction site

Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) are assisting after a wooden wall on a construction site collapsed.

At around 8:56 a.m. firefighters were called to a site near the 1300 block of Carling Avenue, Nick DeFazio, Ottawa fire spokesperson, told CityNews Ottawa.

Initially, crews believed two workers were trapped in a pit after a shoring wall collapsed. On scene, firefighters discovered one worker was injured but not trapped and the other was not able to leave a 35 to 40-foot pit due to fallen debris.

The worker was hand-digging the pit when a nearby shoring wall made of wood “popped off” and fell on top of the person.

Six firefighters used a stoke basket — a long backboard with railings — to extricate and carry the worker up a hill.

Ottawa paramedics then treated the worker on scene for their injuries.

Video from Ottawa Fire Services shows six crew members carrying an injured worker up a hill. (Ottawa Fire)

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