Two construction workers were hit by falling materials at a site in Southwest D.C. on Tuesday morning.
The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. on Maine Avenue near 6th Street SW, according to D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Vito Maggiolo.
Both men suffered serious injuries but are expected to be OK.
Authorities used a basket and crane to remove them from the site. They were then transported to a hospital.
Update Maine Ave construction accident. The 2nd patient has been successfully removed by and will also be transported to an area hospital with serious non life threatening injuries. Both were struck by falling materials.
鈥� DC Fire and EMS #StayHomeDC (@dcfireems)
The D.C.’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have been notified to investigate the incident.
