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Firefighters Rescue Injured Construction Worker From Seventh Floor
On Monday, October 12, 2026, emergency services conducted a complex high-altitude rescue operation in Kiryat Ata to evacuate an injured construction worker from a building site on Yitzhak Rabin Street.
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What happened
- 01A 50-year-old construction worker was rescued from the seventh floor of a building site on Yitzhak Rabin Street in Kiryat Ata on Monday, October 12, 2026.
- 02The worker fell on his back, sustaining a severe back injury that left him unable to move independently.
- 03Fire and rescue teams from the Krayot station, a special rescue unit, and a crane from Haifa collaborated in the complex high-altitude operation.
- 04A Magen David Adom paramedic was lifted to the seventh floor in a crane basket to provide immediate medical treatment.
- 05Firefighters secured the injured worker onto a specialized stretcher before lowering him to the ground with the crane.
- 06The worker remained conscious and in stable condition throughout the rescue and was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
The worker, a man approximately 50 years old, fell on his back while working on the seventh floor of the building. The fall caused a severe back injury that left him unable to move independently.
Fire and rescue teams from the Krayot station, a special rescue unit, and a crane from Haifa responded to the scene. The incident commander directed a Magen David Adom paramedic to be lifted to the seventh floor in a special crane basket to provide immediate medical treatment.
Firefighters then secured the injured builder onto a specialized stretcher with a safety system. He was safely lowered to the ground using the crane and transferred to an ambulance. The worker remained conscious and in stable condition throughout the rescue and was transported to the hospital.
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