Construction worker injured in another crane incident

Worker sustained broken bone

A construction worker was injured at a construction site in British Columbia.

The incident happened Thursday afternoon at Vancouver’s West End.

The worker was struck by a large power cable that had come loose from a crane, according to Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (VFRS), reported CTV News.

Fire crews responded to the incident at the intersection of Thurlow and Harwood streets around 2:30 p.m. VFRS stated that the power cable hit the worker’s leg, resulting in a broken bone. The VFRS Technical Rescue team was called to the scene and climbed nearly 250 feet up the crane to reach the injured worker. The man was secured in a rescue basket and lowered to the ground using the site’s elevator, VFRS told CTV News.

Once on the ground, paramedics from B.C. Em