A man was airlifted to hospital after a workplace incident in Mission on Friday (Oct. 25).
BC Emergency Health Services, Mission Fire Rescue Service (MFRS) and Mission RCMP were called to the 2700 block of Nelson Street after 1 p.m. for a person in need of medical attention.
According to scanner information, the man was trapped under roughly 3,000 pounds of steel.
"Mission fire crews attended a call for a workplace incident at one of our industrial occupancies where a worker suffered crushing-type injuries and was airlifted to hospital," MFRS said in a statement.
RCMP contacted WorkSafeBC to investigate.
BC Emergency Health Services said paramedics provided emergency medical treatment. The man was transported to the helipad at Mission Raceway and airlifted to hospital under the care of critical care paramedics.
