Crime & Safety
WATCH NOW: Injured Worker Rescued From Construction Site
The worker was lowered to the ground by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue in a Stokes basket.
PALMETTO BAY — A construction worker had to be airlifted to a trauma center on Monday after he was injured on the second floor of a house that was under construction.
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The accident occurred at 12:15 p.m. near SW 149 Ave and SW 176th Street, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
"Based on the injuries, the patient was transported as a trauma alert," the department's Erika Benitez told Patch.
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"MDFR crews used a Stokes basket to immobilize the patient and lower the patient to ground units," she explained. "The rescue unit then transported the patient to Air Rescue for transport to trauma center."
Image and video courtesy of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
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