Legislature worker falls down shaft
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The province is investigating how a 60-year-old maintenance worker fell down an elevator shaft at the Legislative Building early Friday afternoon.
The worker, a legislature employee, was working on the basement level of the building when he fell about six feet down a service elevator shaft around 1 p.m., a provincial spokesman said.
"He opened the door, or the door became opened — we’re still investigating that — and the elevator wasn’t there and the worker fell approximately six feet to the bottom of the elevator shaft," said Don Hurst, assistant deputy minister for Workplace Safety and Health.
Workplace Safety and Health staff are investigating the accident and the circumstances of how the man fell. Theyt are also reviewing the mechanical operating condition of the elevator, Hurst said.
The nature of the man’s injuries weren’t disclosed. However, a legislative worker told the Free Press that the man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was seen joking around with medical staff.