Man taken to hospital after suffering serious injuries while working on roof of Walsall primary school
A man working on the roof of a Walsall primary school had to be rescued by firefighters after sustaining serious injuries.
Crews from West Midlands Ambulance Service were amongst those called to Rivers Primary Academy & Nursery in Bloxwich yesterday evening.
Police, firefighters and personnel from Midlands Air Ambulance were also present at the scene, where two bystanders reported seeing someone being carried away on a stretcher.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said crews found a man with serious injuries, who was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.
A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to an incident at an address on Mersey Road in Walsall just after 5pm yesterday.
"An ambulance, paramedic officer, the trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and the Midlands Air Ambulance critical care car from Cosford were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews found one male patient with serious injuries.
"He was treated by ambulance staff at the scene before being conveyed to Walsall Manor Hospital for further treatment."
A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service, said: "At 5.05pm on Thursday, August 10, we were alerted to an incident at Rivers Primary Academy on Livingstone Road, Bloxwich.
"Firefighters from Bloxwich fire station responded, together with members of our technical rescue units from Sutton Coldfield and Wednesbury. The first fire engine arrived within five minutes of being mobilised. A hydraulic aerial platform from Walsall was also sent.
"The incident involved a man who was injured while working on the school's roof.
"Firefighters were assisted by West Midlands Ambulance Service's Hazardous Area Response Team (HART).
"The man was rescued using the aerial platform and a specialist stretcher. He was treated by paramedics and is understood to have been taken to Walsall Manor Hospital.
"We handed the scene over to West Midlands Police and left the incident at 7pm."
West Midlands Police said the matter has now been referred to the Health and Safety Executive.
A spokesman for the force, said: "We were called to Mersey Road in Bloxwich last night to support West Midlands Ambulance Service after an industrial accident.
"A man was taken to hospital with a leg injury and the matter has been referred to the Health and Safety Executive."
