Construction worker airlifted to hospital after falling from ladder in Bal Harbour
Nov 26, 2024
A construction worker was airlifted to the hospital after falling from a ladder in Bal Harbour.
The emergency call came in just after 9:00a.m.,Tuesday, reporting a fall near the 9700 block of Collins Avenue.
Multiple Miami Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the call.
When they arrived they discovered that a person fell from a ladder onto the second floor of a building and was unable to move.
Crews used an extrication tactic, called a stokes basket operation, to safely remove the victim and load them onto a backboard to be hoisted down to the ground for transportation.
The patient was transported to Jackson North Trauma Center by Air Rescue.
The extent of their injuries is unclear.