2 injured in construction accident in Seattle
SEATTLE - Two men were injured Thursday morning in a construction accident at building under construction in Seattle's SoDo district.
Medics and firefighters responded to the scene, at 100 S. King Street, at about 11 a.m. after receiving a report of a serious accident.
A high-angle rescue crew was needed to bring the two construction workers down to ground level so they could be treated. They were then taken to Harborview Medical Center and were expected to survive.
Seattle Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore said the two men apparently were struck by re-bar that was being hoisted by crane to the fourth floor of the building.
Video shot by a witness showed pieces of re-bar falling from the crane onto the top of the construction site.
Moore said one of the workers, a 34-year-old man, suffered severe head trauma. The other worker suffered only minor injuries.
Watch raw cell phone video of the re-bar falling from the crane:
Medics and firefighters responded to the scene, at 100 S. King Street, at about 11 a.m. after receiving a report of a serious accident.
A high-angle rescue crew was needed to bring the two construction workers down to ground level so they could be treated. They were then taken to Harborview Medical Center and were expected to survive.
Seattle Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore said the two men apparently were struck by re-bar that was being hoisted by crane to the fourth floor of the building.
Video shot by a witness showed pieces of re-bar falling from the crane onto the top of the construction site.
Moore said one of the workers, a 34-year-old man, suffered severe head trauma. The other worker suffered only minor injuries.
Watch raw cell phone video of the re-bar falling from the crane:
that's insane!
That was awful to watch knowing men were hit. I hope both men, especially the one seriously injured, make a speedy and full recovery.
Thanks for the story, one fact wrong, this location is not SODO - it's Pioneer Square.
Something had to be up...why would someone randomly film a crane and something happen? It is not from a security camera, someone was holding their cell phone at this load for a reason.
 @K00lGuy I don't think anything was "up."
Many people videotape trains, cranes and automobiles. Sometimes tragic events are caught on tape when they happen, that's all.
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@justsoyouknow @K00lGuy what you guys are missing in this video is what happened before that caught this bystanders attention and made him look up and film this accident. Nothing was up, this wasnt a conspiracy of any sorts. It was an accident caught on tape.
 @K00lGuy I was thinking the same thing. Why would someone randomly video a crane lifting re-bar? It happens daily on construction jobs. What's up?