Construction Worker Rescued After Falling 40 Feet Into Elevator Shaft In Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)- A construction worker fell about 40 feet into an elevator shaft at a work site in Lakewood on Thursday. West Metro Fire Rescue crews rushed to help the worker.
It happened at the construction site near Quincy and Pierce on Thursday afternoon. A total of 18 firefighters, including members of the technical rescue team, responded to the site about noon.
The rescue took about an hour.
The worker was rescued after firefighters stabilized him and lifted him up and out of the shaft with a rope system.
The worker was rushed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
