A rescue operation by Montreal firefighters saved a construction worker who was impaled by a steel rod after falling into a deep formwork at a major construction site in Kirkland on Thursday morning.
The worker suffered an abdominal injury when he fell and was pierced by a metal rod. Despite the serious wound, he remained conscious throughout the rescue and was moved to a footbridge several metres above the site while awaiting help.
Firefighters from the Montreal Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team deployed a ladder truck and lowered a rescue sled to reach the victim. Assisted by firefighters, the worker was able to stand and climb into the sled before being hoisted to safety using a rope-and-pulley system attached to the truck’s ladder.
The rescue was completed in less than an hour. The worker was then transported by ambulance to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The accident occurred along Brunswick Boulevard at the future site of Lacey Green Village, a major residential development expected to include about 1,000 housing units.
