Worker Rescued After Fall During Construction On UC Riverside Campus

RIVERSIDE, CA — A construction worker involved in a project atop a building at UC Riverside fell from a scaffolding Wednesday, injuring one of his legs.

The construction site accident was reported at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday on a four-story edifice directly adjacent to the athletic field, off of University Avenue, according to the Riverside Fire Department.

Battalion Chief Mike Allen said two engine crews and a truck company were sent to the location and found the victim, whose identity was not disclosed, down with a "moderate" injury to one of his legs.

Allen said the man was working on a temporary support roughly 15-feet high, in the middle of the roof, when he took the fall.

"The fire department's technical rescue team responded to assist with removing the patient from the building using a rope rescue system and aerial ladder," the battalion chief said.

The worker was safely brought down from the roof about an hour later. He was taken to Riverside Community Hospital with stable vital signs.

The cause of the accident was expected to be investigated by the California Occupational Safety & Health Agency.

The campus did not release any details regarding the nature of the construction project.

—City News Service