Worker rescued after fall from roof
A worker had to be rescued after falling onto scaffolding on the roof of a house.
The roofer suffered back and abdominal injuries after falling from the roof at the house on Morrison Road, Tipton.
Firefighters led a complex rescue operation to ensure the man got down to the ground safely.
The injured man was placed onto a stretcher as West Midlands Fire Service's technical rescue team used a rope lowering system to get him down.
The roofer had been working at a semi-detached house when he fell around eight feet onto the scaffolding which was at second-floor level at around 5.45pm on Thursday.
He was assessed by paramedics once safely down on the ground and taken to Sandwell Hospital.
Fire service spokesman Matthew Smith said: "We received a call from the ambulance service who requested assistance for a male who had fallen from a roof onto scaffolding.
"We sent our technical rescue team and crews from Tipton and Wednesbury.
"He was rescued using a stretcher and rope lowering system. They managed to get him onto the ground and he was re-assessed by the ambulance service and taken to hospital."
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman Jamie Arrowsmith said: "We worked closely with the fire service's technical rescue team to get the patient safely onto the ground.
"He was given pain relief and taken to hospital."
