Crime & Safety
Construction Worker Seriously Injured In Northeast Washington
A construction worker was seriously injured after he was hit by a steel rod at a Northeast Washington construction site.
WASHINGTON, DC — A construction worker was seriously injured after he was hit by a steel rod at a Northeast Washington construction site Tuesday morning, DC Fire and EMS officials said.
The unidentified man was injured at a below grade work site in the 100 block of K St. NE., officials said. He was hit by a rebar, a steel bar commonly used in the construction industry to strengthen and hold concrete, officials said.
Officials treated the injured worker on the scene, secured him in a rescue basket and lifted him out of the site by a crane.
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The man will be transported to the hospital with serious traumatic injuries, police said.
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K St NE. We are treating injured worker and securing him in rescue basket to be lifted by crane. Was injured after being struck by rebar. pic.twitter.com/Z3lJ2e9xwR
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) August 8, 2017
Worker on K St NE removed to street level and will be tx to Hosp. With serious traumatic inj. pic.twitter.com/SiL7LLeAtD
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) August 8, 2017
Photo: Screenshot of DC Fire and EMS video
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