Oct 9, 2008 12:26 pm US/Central
Construction Worker's Legs Crushed Near Shedd
Worker Trapped Under Bobcat
CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ―
A construction worker was seriously injured when he was crushed by a piece of equipment at a construction site near the Shedd Aquarium on Thursday morning.
Paramedics responded to an accident at 531 E. Solidarity Dr. about 9:15 a.m., according to Fire Media Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight.
A man's legs were crushed when a piece of equipment rolled over him while he was working, police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien. Dispatch reports said the man was trapped under a Bobcat.
He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious to critical condition, Knight said.
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