SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS ARE THE MAIN CAUSES OF WORKER INJURY: Construction
Worker Injured in Fall at Santa Barbara Wastewater Treatment Plant
Officials
say the man complained of back pain and was transported to the hospital
A
man was injured Tuesday after falling into a pit as part of a construction
project at Santa Barbara’s El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Robert
Mercado / Santa Barbara City Fire Department photo)
By
Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk News Editor | @magnoli | Published
on 12.30.2014 3:22 p.m.
A
worker was injured when he fell into a pit at Santa Barbara’s El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant on Tuesday
morning, according to the City
Fire Department.
The
Fire Department and AMR ambulance were called to the scene at 7:29 a.m. for a
medical emergency, Battalion Chief Robert Mercado said.
The
plant is located at 520 E. Yanonali St.
There
was work going on for a construction project, and an excavator was on scene
digging the pit. One of the workers adjacent to the pit fell in and complained
of back pain, Mercado said.
Authorities
say the worker fell into a pit being dug by an excavator. (Robert Mercado /
Santa Barbara City Fire Department photo)
Paramedics
and firefighters put him on a backboard and lifted him out of the pit by
sliding the board up a ladder. The man, who is a contract worker and not a city
employee, was transported to a local hospital, Mercado said.
“Because
it is work-related, we do have to notify Cal/OSHA so they can do their investigation and
make sure people were not doing anything unsafe,” he said.
Firefighters
and paramedics respond Tuesday morning to a medical emergency at Santa
Barbara's wastewater treatment plant. (Robert Mercado / Santa Barbara
City Fire Department photo)