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Man hospitalized after falling into excavation at southwest Calgary construction site

Emergency crews we called to a construction site on Bow Trail Southwest on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 after a man fell down an excavation. . Photo courtesy Rick Procaccini

One man was rushed to hospital on Wednesday after falling into an open excavation at a construction site in southwest Calgary.

Emergency crews were called to the site in the 4500 block of Bow Trail Southwest at around 8 a.m.

Emergency crews we called to a construction site on Bow Trail Southwest on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 after a man fell down an excavation. Global News / Kevin Billo

According to police, the victim fell head first into a hole that was about nine or 10-feet deep.

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Paramedics transported the man to the Foothills Medical Centre in stable, non-life-threatening condition, EMS said.

Emergency crews we called to a construction site on Bow Trail Southwest on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 after a man fell down an excavation. Photo courtesy Rick Procaccini

A spokesperson for the Government of Alberta confirmed Occupational Health and Safety is investigating the fall.

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