Worker injured after falling off ladder near South Keys shopping center in Ottawa, Canada

Man in his early 40s was renovating a commercial building on Dazé Street

CBC News Posted: July 15, 2015

A man suffered serious head injuries after falling from a ladder on a worksite near the South Keys shopping centre Wednesday afternoon.

At around 12:40 p.m., paramedics responded to a workplace accident on Dazé Street, where a man in his early 40s had fallen three metres from a ladder while renovating a commercial building.

The man's coworkers called 911 after finding the man unconscious, paramedics said.

He regained consciousness shortly after emergency crews arrived on scene and was taken to hospital, where he was listed in serious but stable condition, paramedics said.

The man also suffered a fractured arm in the fall, paramedics said.
The province's Ministry of Labour is investigating