Ladder Fall - Manchester, UK

A man has been left with serious head injuries after falling 18ft from a ladder while cleaning windows on a construction site in Little Hulton.

Man left with serious head injuries after falling from ladder while washing windows: A man has been left with serious head injuries after falling 18ft from a ladder while cleaning windows on the Amblecote Green development construction site in Little Hulton. The man, in his 40s, was cleaning the bathroom window of a nearly-completed house on the Amblecote Green development when he fell to the ground. Construction workers at the site off Chedworth Crescent rushed to his aid following the fall around 10am on Thursday.

Emergency services were called to the scene with the air ambulance landing in a nearby football pitch. However the man was eventually taken by road to Salford Royal Hospital for treatment to serious head injuries. It is understood the injured man is not a staff member of City West. Bardsley Construction Ltd said he had been working on the site as a subcontractor. Police cordoned off the house involved plus an adjoining property while investigations took place.

Officers could be seen in the back garden of the house where the accident took place talking to construction staff. People living near the house said they saw construction workers rush to the man’s aid. One woman said: “We saw builders coming from everywhere on the site. “At first we thought it was something to do with the gas. Then the ambulances arrived.”

The development of 34 two and three-bedroom family homes is a joint project between City West housing association and building company Bardsley Construction Limited. The new homes are being built amidst existing properties on the estate off Cleggs Lane. A spokesman for Bardsley Construction Ltd said: “We understand the incident involved a subcontractor using a ladder in the rear garden of a property in Chedworth Crescent to clean the first floor bathroom window.

“The exact circumstances of the incident are being investigated by our on-site health and safety team and operations director in conjunction with Greater Manchester Police and other than expressing our genuine concern for the welfare of the person involved, we are unfortunately unable to comment further while the investigation is ongoing.”

A spokesman for the North West Ambulance Service confirmed that paramedics were called to reports that a man in his 40s had fallen and suffered a serious head injury. A spokeswoman for City West Housing Trust said: “City West Housing Trust is aware of an incident that took place this morning at our Amblecote Green development site in Little Hulton, Salford. “Our priority at present is the welfare of the individual involved.”