Man working on rebar for I-85 construction project injured in accident
Worker's safety harness prevents fall, but pins him against rebar
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. —
A worker was injured Tuesday while he was working on rebar for the Gateway Project.
The accident happened just before 2 p.m., according to Donnie Porter, with Greenville police.
Tristan Johnson, with the Greenville Fire Department, said the man was working on a cage structure made of rebar that is used for concrete strengthening.
Johnson said when the support of the rebar cage started to give way, the man's safety harness kept him from falling, but it caused him to be "pinched" against the rebar.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, the man was dangling in the harness. Firefighters lowered him and stabilized his neck.
EMS took the worker, who was alert and breathing on his own, to the hospital, Johnson said.
The Gateway project is where I-85 and I-385 are being expanded and connected.
=========================
Fire inspector: Construction worker injured in accident at Gateway Project
June 12, 2018
By Amanda Shaw
Gateway Project traffic camera (file/FOX Carolina)
x Gateway Project traffic camera (file/FOX Carolina) GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) -
The Greenville City Fire Department and other first responders were called to the scene of an incident near the 85-385 Gateway Project.
The incident was reported as an "accident involving construction debris" around 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Multiple fire engines and EMS were visible on scene.
Fire inspector Tristan Johnson said a worker working on a rebar steel cage was suspended in the air and the mechanism that stabilizes the cage began to fail. The cage shifted, pinching the worker who fell from the platform, Johnson said.
He had a harness on when he fell, Johnson said, and was lowered to the ground by a fellow worker.
The worker was transported via ambulance to the hospital in unknown condition.