A worker with the Vegas Loop transportation project suffered a “crushing injury” late Wednesday night just east of the Strip.

The Clark County Fire Department, in a statement, said the incident happened about 10:12 p.m. at 3987 Paradise Road, just north of Flamingo Road.

The department said they received a call for an “industrial/machinery accident” at the site.

The CCFD crews “were met by employees of The Boring Company, claiming a co-worker had sustained a crushing injury and was in the process of being moved from within the tunnel to a tunnel entry in order to be assessed and transported.

CCFD Crews descended to the tunnel opening and made contact with the patient and began assessing his injuries before packaging him in a stokes basket for safe transport. A stokes basket is a sturdy

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