BOISE, Idaho — One man was hurt after a wall collapsed at a construction site in downtown Boise Thursday morning.
The collapse happened at about 7:30 a.m. at Jefferson and 1st streets on the St. Luke's Hospital campus.
According to Boise Fire, the man was working on the concrete rebar wall when it fell. He was taken to the emergency room with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
Battalion Chief David Cooper said emergency responders could not immediately reach the injured man.
"The incident was actually very complicated from the beginning from an access standpoint," he said. "There's only a couple of ways to get down into the pit, so the depth of the pit made getting the patient out very, very difficult for us."
Cooper praised the other construction workers for their help providing first aid and getting the patient out.
"The construction crews were great on scene, they were rendering emergency care before we got there and we were able to make use of the construction crews to crane to lift the patient out," he said. "Without the use of that crane, this incident would have taken much, much longer and would not have been nearly as safe."
Once he was hoisted to the surface with the crane, the injured worker was loaded into a waiting ambulance and taken to the hospital for treatment. The rescue took about an hour, according to Boise Fire.
A St. Luke's spokeswoman confirmed the site is part of an ongoing construction project at the hospital. The company working at that site is Layton Construction, according to the hospital.
In a statement, the company said it was still working to determine what led up to the collapse.
"We are aware of the incident that occurred shortly before 8 a.m. today on our construction site at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center," the statement reads. "Our safety team is working closely with officials to investigate the cause of the accident. Based on the investigation, proper measures will be taken to ensure a safe working environment. Our thoughts are with the individual who was injured."
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