A man was injured after falling into an elevator shaft at a construction site in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, the Brussels Fire Brigade reported on Thursday.
At around 08:25, medical emergency services and the Brussels Fire Brigade were called to a construction site in Rue Gineste.
One of the workers had fallen from the 5th floor through a wooden safety floor. His fall was stopped around 6 meters below by another safety floor.
"The wooden floor was very unstable and could give way at any moment," noted the Fire Brigade spokesperson, Walter Derieuw.
Credit: Brussels Fire Brigade
The rescue team used mountaineering equipment and techniques to reach the worker. The rescue operation, which Derieuw called "very delicate and meticulous," was concluded around 10:00.
The construction worker was conscious the entire time. He received immediate medical care from the on-site medical team. There are concerns about possible internal injuries.
The circumstances behind the work accident are yet to be determined.
