A 20-foot rebar tower fell at a construction site in Fremont Wednesday morning, leaving three people injured including one critically, fire officials said.
Crews responded at 8:57 a.m. to the accident on Durham Road. Fremont fire officials on Twitter described the accident as involving an approximately "20ft rebar tower that fell."
According to officials, the rebar tower fell over with some workers "clipped" to it.
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has been notified of the accident and will handle the investigation into it, fire officials said.
According to officials, the rebar tower fell over with some workers "clipped" to it.
#FFD is onscene of a construction accident. We providing medical treatment to one critical and two moderate patients. More to follow....@KTVU @KPIXtv @kron4news @KCBSAMFMTraffic @nbcbayarea @FremontPD @Fremont_CA pic.twitter.com/iiz41CM3JH — Fremont Fire Dept. (@FremontFire) October 17, 2018
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A 20-foot rebar tower fell at a construction site in Fremont Wednesday morning, leaving three people injured including one critically, fire officials said. https://t.co/9vKhya9YAe pic.twitter.com/v7Pfy5lQez — NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) October 17, 2018
Close up of 20 ft ‘tower’ at #Fremont #construction site that fell over with some workers ‘clipped’ to it. Several men injured including one reportedly in critical condition. #CalOsha to take over investigation from fire Dept. pic.twitter.com/WMvEzm63DU — Robert Handa (@RHandaNBC) October 17, 2018
