[09-15-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – Worker Fell into Underground Vault at Santa Anita

A construction worker fell off a ladder and dropped roughly 22 feet down a hole described by a fire official as an underground vault at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Thursday, September 15, 2022.

Firefighters responded to a rescue request at 2:35 p.m. to Santa Anita Park, located at 285 W. Huntington Drive.

According to Chen Suen, deputy fire chief for the Arcadia Fire Department, firefighters utilized a ladder to reach the victim and treat him. They also erected a tripod device and moved it over the hole. Suen explained that they put a harness on the man and dragged him out.

The worker had moderate injuries and was brought to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena.

According to Mike Willman, Santa Anita Park’s director of publicity, the man was a contractor working on a water reclamation project on the west end of the grandstand.

The accident is to be further investigated.

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