3 Construction Workers were injured, one Critically, After Being Crushed by Debris, While Working at Boca Raton Hospital

RISKAlert #1775 September 12, 2023 Boca Raton, Florida

Three construction workers were injured around 9 a.m. today at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital.? One of the construction workers suffered what are to be significant injuries after being crushed by the construction debris. A complex rescue operation was undertaken at the site.?

One worker was in critical condition, and airlifted to Delray Medical Center which is only a few minutes from the scene. Delray Medical Center is a trauma center. Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital is not. OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration), has been called to the scene.?

According to the Boca Raton Fire Rescue spokesman Mark LaSalle, the incident occurred where an expansion project is underway to a new parking structure. The victim, whose condition is still unknown as of about 10: 45 a.m. Tuesday, was airlifted to the Delray Medical Center.

According to?sources familiar with the unfolding incident, a worker was on an upper floor of the hospital which remains under construction. Part of the wall — or scaffolding — collapsed, possibly impaling the worker. Trauma Hawk has been called to transport the worker from Boca Raton Regional to the closest ?trauma center in Delray Beach. Boca Raton Regional Hospital can not handle trauma cases — it is not a trauma center.

City building inspectors are working to determine exactly how the wall collapsed, LaSalle said, and at the time of the incident, firefighters were at the hospital conducting a walkthrough, familiarizing themselves with exits and fire control equipment in new parts of the hospital.? The Delray Beach Fire Rescue also had crews on standby Tuesday morning.

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