Crime & Safety
South Austin Construction Workers Hurt Following Crane Collapse
Incident on Wednesday just before 9 a.m. at 2301 St. Elmo Rd. resulted in hospitalization of two men for non-life-threatening injuries.
SOUTH AUSTIN, TX — Two men were injured Wednesday at a South Austin construction site after a crane overturned, officials said.
The accident at the work site occurred just before 9 a.m. at 2301 St. Elmo Rd., Austin-Travis County EMS medics said on Twitter. Austin Fire Department officials said one of the men became trapped under the overturned crane and had to be freed.
Two adult male victim were rushed to St. David's South Austin Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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Final update 2301 E St Elmo Rd. EMS @ATCEMS has transported 2 adult males with non-life threatening injuries. Fire crews have delineated a collapse hazard zone and are preparing to turn scene over to construction company. pic.twitter.com/6NmQNas8hh
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) January 10, 2018
Re Rescue Task Force 2301 St Elmo. Construction site accident with overturned crane. Person initially reported to have been trapped under crane is now free. EMS @ATCEMS evaluating 2 patients. Fire crews working on scene safety
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) January 10, 2018
St Elmo pic.twitter.com/7SmpFtwjk8
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) January 10, 2018
Final update 2301 E St Elmo Rd. EMS @ATCEMS has transported 2 adult males with non-life threatening injuries. Fire crews have delineated a collapse hazard zone and are preparing to turn scene over to construction company. pic.twitter.com/6NmQNas8hh
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) January" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/AustinFire... 10, 2018
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