Update Rescue; 03:29PM; 825 S Hill St; internal:/; #DTLA; 27 y/o M worker (unk craft) was approximately 20' above ground atop (that section of a) multi-story construction site; Impaled in torso by at least two pieces of 1 inch diameter rebar after "a panel" fell (NFD); LAFD Paramedic crew from experimental "LAFD Fast Response Vehicle" deployed (while on patrol) in our busy downtown, arrived very quickly and sprinted to/medically stabilized patient, while using tools (including best-suited compact grinding tool from construction crew) to swiftly yet smoothly cut rebar (which remains impaled) and coordinate with additional LAFD responders and workers to utilize construction site crane (and not LAFD ladder truck) to lower patient to street level in LAFD litter basket; LAFD Medical Director (Emergency Physician) was on-scene and accompanied patient to area trauma center, where he is in critical condition; LAFD PIO David Ortiz remains at scene; Cal-OSHA will investigate; NFD; Dispatched Units: E209 FR201 RA11 E210 T10 T9 BC1 MD1; Brian Humphrey
Update Rescue 11/01/2016
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