Worker in critical condition after fall down Yale smokestack

A man working inside a smokestack on the Yale University campus in Connecticut died Saturday, after he fell from a ladder down into the chimney about 50 feet and became stuck at the bottom.

The incident occurred at around 10:30 a.m.

Content Preview This content is exclusive for Optimum, Time Warner, Comcast, customers with access to News 12. Fire officials say he was from Oregon and was working to upgrade the plant. The worker was reportedly repairing the inoperational smokestack when he fell. Marcarelli told the Register that the worker was wearing a harness when he fell. Another employee for global Chimney climbed down the ladder to perform emergency medical care while the Fire Department worked to break through the exterior wall.

In a statement, Karen Peart, deputy press secretary for Yale, said, “Yale extends its deepest condolences to the worker’s family, friends and co-workers”.

Officers from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration who were conducting an investigation at the plant this afternoon were not available for comment.

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