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Worker struck by crane boom, transported to hospit
Worker struck by crane boom, transported to hospital by helicopter
The Wellington based Westpac rescue
helicopter has transported a 22 year old Wellington man to
hospital this morning after he was struck by a crane boom
while unloading a truck.
The helicopter, with two Wellington Free Ambulance paramedics on board responded to the incident near the Paraparaumu landfill at approximately 9.15am this morning.
"We understand that the injured man was assisting the unloading of a truck when it's crane became jammed" said helicopter crewman Colin Larsen. "As he went to investigate further the crane boom freed itself, striking him in the head".
On arrival of the helicopter the patient was being treated for facial injuries by Wellington Free Ambulance paramedics. He was transferred to the helicopter and transported to the Wellington Hospital Emergency Department, where he is undergoing further assessment and treatment for his injuries.
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