Construction worker alive after 30-foot fall from building in Madison, Wisconsin
By Tanner Kahler
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MADISON, Wisconsin (WISN) — Firefighters in Madison said a construction worker is alive after falling approximately 30 feet from a building.
It happened around 10:45 Wednesday morning near Johnson Street and Bassett Street in downtown Madison.
According to the Madison Fire Department, workers said they were moving scaffolding on the side of a building when the scaffolding and a piece of machinery tipped over. A worker on the scaffolding was left clinging to the side of a building until he lost his grip and fell to the ground below.
Medics took the worker to a hospital. The fire department says the worker’s injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening.
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