{"id":21235,"date":"2023-08-27T03:51:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T10:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/five-trapped-hs2-workers-rescued-in-london-vent-shaft-incident\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T03:51:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T10:51:41","slug":"five-trapped-hs2-workers-rescued-in-london-vent-shaft-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/five-trapped-hs2-workers-rescued-in-london-vent-shaft-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Five trapped HS2 workers rescued in London vent shaft incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-478255\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Police and emergency services were called to the Mandeville Road site next to Northolt Tube station\u00a0on Saturday just after 10am to rescue the workers.<\/p>\n<p>The five men were recovered after an hour with one urgently airlifted to hospital, and the others treated at site for minor injuries and then later sent to hospital for checks.<\/p>\n<p>All construction work has now halted at the site while the Health &amp; Safety Executive investigates the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Skanska Costain Strabag JV are responsible for the design and construction of the Mandeville Road ventilation shaft and headhouse.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for HS2 said: \u201cOur thoughts are with the individuals involved in the incident, and we thank the ambulance service and the police for their assistance and support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working with our construction partner and the relevant authorities to understand the cause of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll construction work at the site has stopped and a thorough investigation will be carried out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-info -->\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2023\/08\/27\/hs2-workers-rescued-in-london-vent-shaft-incident\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police and emergency services were called to the Mandeville Road site next to Northolt Tube station\u00a0on Saturday just after 10am &#8230; 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