Two injured in LPIA accident

Sat, May 5th 2012, 09:56 AM

An industrial accident at Lynden Pindling International Airport brought work to a halt shortly before noon at the facility's under-construction international arrivals terminal yesterday.
When The Nassau Guardian arrived on scene, Emergency Medical Services personnel were seen attending to two injured construction workers.
A short time later, the workers were carted away in two ambulances.
Up to press time, it was unclear exactly how the accident occurred.
A team of police officers assessing the scene, conducted several interviews with officials of the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD).

However, NAD officials remained tight-lipped on the scene, declining comment, as a crowd of onlookers, including airport staff and many construction workers, quickly gathered around the entrance to the international arrivals.
In a statement released by NAD yesterday afternoon, the company confirmed the injuries.
However, the full extent of their injuries was unknown, according to NAD's statement.
A witness at the scene, who was not authorized to speak on behalf of the company, displayed photographs taken from his cell phone of one of the victims.
His left leg appeared to have been severed from the knee down.
Police officers also took photographs of two cranes stationed at the building's entrance, although it was unclear if the cranes were involved in the incident.
NAD's CEO and President Stewart Steeves said safety is a priority for both the company and its general contractor, Ledcor Construction, as well as its Bahamian affiliate, Woslee Construction.
"Until today, we have had an excellent safety record on the stage two construction site with zero lost time accidents." said Steeves in NAD's statement.
He added, "We will be working closely with all contractors and sub-contractors involved to investigate and determine the cause of this unfortunate accident. We are keeping the injured workers and their families in our thoughts and prayers."
The second phase of the $409 million airport redevelopment project began back in March 2011, with selective demolition of the old U.S. Departures terminal.

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