Construction Worker Suffers Serious Injury in Fall

Update, 10:52 a.m.:

A construction worker fell 10 feet into a large concete vault on a construction site located on the 300 block of East Diamond Avenue on Friday morning.

Capt. Oscar Garica, a spokesman for Montgomery Fire and EMS, confirmed that an adult male was transported to the hospital to be treated for serious, but non-life threatening injuries just before 10 a.m.

The accident blocked traffic in both directions of East Diamond Avenue for about one hour.

Garcia said the construction worker fell into the concrete vault, part of the site's storm water management drainage area. Approximatley two dozen emergency personnel responded to the scene. The call was originally dispatched as a possible manhole rescue.

A mixed-use residential apartment complex called Gaithersburg Station is approximately 50 percent completed on the construction site, Garcia said.

Original Post:

Gaithersburg Police have confirmed that someone fell down a manhole on Diamond Avenue on Friday morning and rescue efforts are currently underway.

An email alert issued by the city warned residents that East Diamond Avenue near the intersection of Summit Avenuhas been blocked in both directions. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue are on scene.

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