Construction Worker Rescued After Falling Into Trench
Posted June 28, 2007 12:00 pm.
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On a day when two workers died from mysterious causes in a sewer comes yet another tale of an dangerous incident on the job – but this one has a much happier ending. A construction worker was digging a trench behind a house on Vanauley Walk near Queen and Spadina around 4:30pm Thursday, when the ground beneath him gave out. The victim fell a frightening 10 feet into the dirt and rubble and began yelling for help.
Fortunately, this outcome was a lot more positive than the fatal accident in Oakville. A mass of emergency services arrived on the scene quickly and reached the man in minutes. They pulled him out and much to everyone’s relief, he wasn’t seriously hurt. He was taken to hospital to be checked out.
It’s not clear what caused the collapse.
