Wednesday, April 29, 2015

CONSTRUCTION WORKER SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN HE FELL FROM A LIFT BASKET IN WEST FARGO, ND





APRIL 28, 2015

WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

UPDATE: A 25 year old construction worker was rushed to the hospital Tuesday afternoon for emergency medical attention after a work site accident. 

25 year old Chad Miller of West Fargo is at Essentia Hospital tonight. He was taken there shortly after 4:00 Tuesday afternoon.

Miller was working at an apartment building that is going up at 815 34th Avenue East in West Fargo. Police tell us the construction fork lift flipped onto its side. 
As it did this, the entire lift fell, striking another lift.

Miller was in the basket of the lift but fell out, when it tipped.

He was pinned under shingles and other construction equipment.

We have no condition report, but we do know he suffered significant injuries to his legs and arm.

The West Fargo Police Department is still investigating the cause of the accident. 

ORIGINAL STORY: One person is at the hospital with injuries a police officer describes as “serious.” A construction worker told us that a crane used to lift materials collapsed on the worker around 4:00 p.m.

The injured person was working at an apartment building going up at 815 34th Avenue East in West Fargo, that's just off of Veterans Boulevard and south of 32nd Avenue.

Police say the injured was employed by Lorz Construction. No name has been released.