Incident #: WA14097224
Publish Date: May 6, 2014
Incident Date: May 5, 2014
Location: RITTENHOUSE RD, KITCHENER, ON Canada
On May 5, 2014 at 2:45 pm police were responded to 5 Rittenhouse Road in the city of Kitchener to respond to a male who had fallen from a fourth floor balcony. The apartment complex is new construction and nearing completion. The male victim had been working at the site and was standing on the balcony. Upon using the temporary railing, it gave way allowing for the victim to fall approximately thirty feet to the ground. The male sustained non-life threatening back and leg injuries from the fall and was transported to Grand River Hospital for treatment. The Ministry of Labour was contacted to investigate the workplace incident.
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