MARCH 25, 2015
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
A construction worker on Wednesday was injured on the roof
at the former South High School, 700 S. Limestone St.
The Springfield Fire Rescue Division used an aerial truck on
the south side of the building around 2:45 p.m. to remove the worker from the
top of the building. The worker suffered a head injury, according to Battalion
Chief Matt Smith.
The worker was sent by squad to Springfield Regional Medical
Center where he was later transported by medical helicopter to Miami Valley
Hospital.
The construction is part of a $10 million project to
renovate the former high school to house the Global Impact STEM Academy and the
Career ConnectED Center.
Kapp Construction is the general contractor on both sides of
the project.
According to Paul Szymanski, the school district’s Straight
A project manager and not employed by Kapp Construction, the injured worker is
a subcontractor. No other details about the worker’s identity were provided.
The accident happened on the south side of the building
where construction for GISA is taking place, Szymanski said. The worker fell
off a ladder while working on electrical components, Syzmanski said, but is
expected to recover.
Safety inspectors were on site to get more information after
the incident, he said.
“We’re praying and hoping for the best for the contractor
who was out there,” Szymanski said.
Battalion Chief Smith said the fire company called to the
scene had recently practiced a similar ladder rescue on Saturday.
“We do it two or three times a year,” he said, “but this
just happened to fall right after we had run a scenario.”