LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Clark County firefighters responded to an industrial incident at a Boring Company site on Paradise Road.
Dispatchers say crews were called just after 10 p.m. for reports of a worker with a crushing injury inside a tunnel.
Firefighters reached the patient, used a specialized basket to lift him out with an on-site crane, and he was then taken to Sunrise Hospital, where he is reported to be stable.
Tunnel operations have been temporarily halted while this incident is under investigation.
This isn't the first time the safety of work on the Vegas Loop has been called into question.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority provided the following statement to Channel 13 when asked for an update regarding an LVCVA employee chosen to oversee work on the project:
"Earlier this year, the LVCVA committed to - and has since provided - enhanced safety oversight. However, no amount of oversight can fully eliminate the risks inherent to a construction site.
"We defer to the Boring Company to provide updates regarding the incident and the condition of the worker."