A construction worker at a University of Arkansas job site was transported to a Fayetteville hospital Thursday morning after a section of support wall in an excavated work area hit him, University Police said.
The man’s injuries didn’t immediately appear to be life threatening, Lt. Gary Crain, police spokesman, said early Thursday afternoon.
University Police was called at 11:15 a.m. to the accident site at the Founders Hall construction project at Dickson Street and McIlroy Avenue, Crain said. The worker had been pulled from the excavated site and loaded into an ambulance by 11:36 a.m.
UA officials said they had few details by early afternoon. For instance, they hadn’t yet learned the man’s identity, nor whether he was an employee of general contractor Clark Construction of Little Rock or worked for a subcontractor.
Workers working on the future dormitory project cut an underground high-voltage line Monday morning, with no resulting injuries, but that accident temporarily cut power to about 30 campus buildings and disrupted some classes.