Man ‘pinned’ by subway train at TTC’s Greenwood Yard
The Ministry of Labour has been called in to investigate following an accident Sunday morning at the TTC’s Greenwood Yard.
Police say first responders were called to 400 Greenwood Avenue just after 8:30 a.m. for reports an employee had been injured after a train rolled back and pinned them.
Fire officials say the man was trapped and had to be extricated after being pinned by a subway car.
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TFS crews were called to the Greenwood TTC Yard this morning for reports of a worker pinned by a subway car. TO firefighters successfully extricated the trapped patient. Patient transferred to care of TEMS. ^dv #Toronto
— Toronto Fire Services (@Toronto_Fire) May 21, 2023
Paramedics tell CityNews a man in his 70s had been taken to a trauma centre with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
TTC media relations later stated the employee has been released from hospital and that they are fully cooperative with the Ministry of Labour’s investigation.
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We are thankful the #TTC employee injured at Greenwood Yard this morning has been released from hospital and is resting at home. We wish them a full and speedy recovery.
We are cooperating with Ministry of Labour as they continue to investigate this incident.— TTC Media Relations ???????????????? (@TTCNewsroom) May 21, 2023
A statement from ATU Local 113 on Sunday afternoon said the man was in stable condition pending the results of tests.
The Greenwood subway yard is where all the trains that operate on the Bloor-Danforth subway are stored and it includes a maintenance facility where repairs are carried out.
