Tradie in cherry picker fighting for life in Allawah Sydney after falling four storeys
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Tradie is fighting for his life after falling four storeys when his ‘unbalanced’ cherry picker collapsed
- A maintenance worker has been rushed to hospital with a serious head injury
- The 32-year-old was painting roof eves when his cherry picker toppled over
- The man fell four storeys onto the driveway of the unit block in Sydney’s south
- He was rushed to St George Hospital in a serious condition for treatment
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A tradesman is in a critical condition in hospital after his cherry picker toppled sending him plunging four storeys onto a concrete driveway.
Emergency crews were called to the unit block at Allawah in Sydney’s south at about 12.30pm on Sunday after witnesses heard the metal basket crash into the pavement.
NSW Ambulance acting Inspector Andrew Bibby said the man was painting eves on the building’s roof when the cherry picker became unstable causing him to lean.
The maintenance worker, 32, was placed in an induced coma by paramedics and rushed to St George Hospital for treatment where his condition is understood to have stablised.
Police and SafeWork SA are investigating whether the cherry picker was properly set up and not over-extended after it toppled at the unit block in Sydney’s south (pictured)
Trained lifesaver Andrew Collington heard the crash, called triple zero and attended to the man while paramedics arrived.
‘He wasn’t conscious, but he was clearly trying to move a little,’ Mr Collington told reporters at the scene.
‘It was a really loud bang … the basket had fallen a long way and crashed onto the ground with the guy inside it.’
The scene has been cordoned off by police who are investigating along with SafeWork NSW.
Paramedics rushed the worker to St George Hospital in a serious condition where he is understood to have stablished (pictured)